- Sam ForstagDemocratic✓ Verified$3.7M raised
- Aaron FlintRepublican✓ Verified$2.6M raised
- Nick SheedyLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Aaron Flint supports cutting taxes and regulations, investing in trades and manufacturing, and lowering healthcare costs while protecting rural hospitals and expanding telehealth 16. Sam Forstag calls for major federal investment in affordable housing and supports expanding Medicare to all Montanans with free coverage and drug price negotiation 37. Nick Sheedy proposes ending the Federal Reserve to address inflation and reducing regulatory burdens to increase the supply of healthcare providers 59.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | Sam ForstagDemocratic | Aaron FlintRepublican | Nick SheedyLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Forstag supports federal investments in affordable housing, zoning reform, banning corporate home ownership, and expanding union jobs to make housing and jobs affordable for working people. Forstag calls for major federal investment in housing, pointing to post-World War II federal building programs as a model. | Flint supports cutting taxes and regulations, investing in trades and manufacturing, and banning Wall Street from buying single-family homes to make Montana affordable again. Flint says the top priority is jobs, and he wants to cut government regulations he says have driven up housing costs. | Sheedy proposes ending the Federal Reserve, which he blames for eroding the dollar's value through inflationary policy. |
| Healthcare | Forstag supports expanding Medicare to all Montanans with free coverage for working people, including dental, vision, hearing, and long-term care, and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Forstag calls for fixing the broken health care system, citing marketplace plans that cost over $900 a month with high deductibles. | Flint advocates for lowering healthcare costs, protecting rural hospitals, expanding telehealth, and lowering prescription drug costs. | Sheedy proposes reducing regulatory burdens that he says artificially restrict the supply of healthcare providers. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Aaron Flint supports lowering healthcare costs, protecting rural hospitals, expanding telehealth, and lowering prescription drug costs 1. Sam Forstag advocates for expanding Medicare to all Montanans with free coverage for working people, including dental, vision, hearing, and long-term care, and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices 2. Forstag also highlights the high cost of marketplace plans with premiums over $900 a month and high deductibles 3. Nick Sheedy proposes reducing regulatory burdens that he believes restrict the supply of healthcare providers 4. | |||
| Immigration | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Flint opposes sanctuary city policies and supports securing the border to keep communities safe. Flint supports securing the border, saying illegal immigration has driven up housing costs and other prices. | No public position found. |
| Public Safety & Crime | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Flint supports cracking down on fentanyl dealers, securing the southern border, and opposing sanctuary city policies. | No public position found. |
| Abortion | Forstag supports protecting access to abortion and reproductive health by codifying Roe v. Wade and expanding funding for family planning providers. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Forstag supports restoring the first-time homebuyer tax credit and eliminating tax breaks for institutional investors and corporations to make housing more affordable. | Flint opposes a sales tax, supports lowering property taxes, and advocates for making permanent recent working families tax breaks. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Aaron Flint opposes a sales tax, supports lowering property taxes, and advocates for making permanent recent working families tax breaks 1. Sam Forstag supports restoring the first-time homebuyer tax credit and eliminating tax breaks for institutional investors and corporations to make housing more affordable 2. | |||
| Energy & Environment | Forstag opposes recent efforts to gut public lands agencies and environmental protections, emphasizing the importance of public lands to Montana's way of life and local jobs. Forstag opposes DOGE cuts to public-lands agencies, saying they were really about privatizing public lands and services people depend on. | Flint opposes data centers that increase electricity rates and consume Montana’s water resources. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Aaron Flint opposes data centers that increase electricity rates and consume Montana’s water resources 1. Sam Forstag opposes recent efforts to gut public lands agencies and environmental protections, highlighting the importance of public lands to Montana's way of life and local jobs 2. Forstag also opposes Department of the Interior cuts to public-lands agencies, stating these cuts were aimed at privatizing public lands and services people depend on 3. | |||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Forstag supports ending the war in Iran. | Flint calls for a conclusive end to the Iran war to eliminate the terrorist threat and reopen global energy trade. | Sheedy proposes strengthening the War Powers Resolution so the president cannot wage war without Congress declaring it. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Aaron Flint calls for a conclusive end to the Iran war to eliminate the terrorist threat and reopen global energy trade 1. Sam Forstag supports ending the war in Iran 2. Nick Sheedy proposes strengthening the War Powers Resolution so the president cannot wage war without Congress declaring it 3. | |||