Latest Matt Rosendale News

Montana Rep. Rosendale drops US House reelection bid, citing rumors and death threat

Mar. 08, 2024 15:38 PM EST

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale of Montana abruptly dropped his reelection bid on Friday — the second time in the past month that the hardline conservative lawmaker has entered and then quickly dropped out of a congressional race. Rosendale cited...

Montana Republican Rep. Rosendale seeks reelection after dropping US Senate bid

Feb. 28, 2024 16:30 PM EST

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale announced Wednesday that he will seek reelection to his U.S. House seat representing eastern Montana, after he abandoned a short-lived Senate campaign under pressure from party leaders. Rosendale, a hardline conservative, bucked...

Montana Rep. Rosendale drops US Senate bid after 6 days, citing Trump endorsement of opponent

Feb. 16, 2024 00:49 AM EST

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republican Congressman Matt Rosendale dropped his U.S. Senate bid on Thursday, less than a week after he got into the race only to see former President Donald Trump quickly endorse his opponent. Rosendale, a hard-line conservative, said in a...

Republicans have a plan to take the Senate. A hard-right Montana lawmaker could crash the party

Feb. 10, 2024 14:14 PM EST

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Republicans gathered in a hotel ballroom this weekend aiming to unite ahead of the 2024 election and defeat three-term incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Tester. Yet before the party even got underway it was crashed by conservative U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale, who jumped...