June 2024
Friday, June 28
5:30 p.m.
Phone call with Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton
Monday, June 24
6:30 a.m.
Press interview
8:00 a.m.
Met with Gallatin County Commissioners Scott MacFarlane and Jennifer Boyer
8:45 a.m.
Met with Belgrade area stakeholders to discuss RAISE grant awarded to upgrade critical infrastructure including: Camaree Uljua, Director of Public Works City of Belgrade; Russ Nelson, Belgrade Mayor; Greg Tryon, Assistant City Manager; Jay Wittwer, Central Valley Fire Chief; Brian Sprenger, Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport CEO; Jason Karp, Director of Community Development; Spencer Dodge, HDR Engineering; and Dustin Lensing, Belgrade Chief of Police
11:00 a.m.
Hosted event alongside Bozeman locals and health care to providers to mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, highlight work to protect Montanans’ freedom to make personal health care decisions
3:00 p.m.
Toured West Paw facility
4:00 p.m.
Met with staff at Reveal Technology including Garrett Smith (CEO) and Andrew Dixon (COO), Lt. Col. Dan Poole (Air Force), Raj Malhotra (Air Force), Master Sergeant Vince Olshove (Space Force), Les Craig, and Dave Caudle
Friday, June 21
8:00 a.m.
Delivered remarks at American Legion Boys and American Legion Auxiliary Girls State
10:30 a.m.
Hosted event announcing funding for East Helena affordable housing and critical infrastructure RAISE Grant
Thursday, June 20
9:00 a.m.
Met with high school students on the Montana Electric Cooperative Youth Tour
9:30 a.m.
Phone call with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell
11:00 a.m.
Met virtually with representatives from SEIU 775, Helena, and Consumer Direct Care Network: Sterling Harders (President), Jacquie Helt, and Matt McDonald, SEIU 775; Ben Bledsoe (CEO) and Bradley Rightnowar, Consumer Direct Care Network
11:30 a.m.
Was presented with Air Force Sergeants Association’s “L. Mendel Rivers Award of Excellence”: Keith Reed (Executive Director); Vanessa Lee (Legislative Communications Admin); and Jon Nutman (Policy Advisor, Legislative Affairs)
11:35 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:15 p.m.
Monthly Rural Press Call
12:45 p.m.
Attended DPCC meeting
1:15 p.m.
Delivered floor remarks following St. Mary’s Dam siphon failure, urging passage of the Fort Belknap Indian Community (FBIC) Water Rights Settlement Act
1:45 p.m.
Senate floor session
Tuesday, June 18
9:30 a.m.
Met with Faith You, Senate Page from Missoula
10:00 a.m.
Chaired Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:30 p.m.
Press interview
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus
2:10 p.m.
Phone call with Shalanda Young, Director of the Office of Management and Budget
2:30 p.m.
Met with FDIC Chair Designate Christy Goldsmith Romero and Andy Jiminez (Director, Office of Legislative Affairs)
3:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Carroll College nursing students: Steve Santos; Maile Alizer; Amber Rauser; Henry Philip; Taylor Costales; Stephanie Westlund; Faith Derby; Luke Dawson; and Dr. Lauren Swant, Director of the nursing program
3:30 p.m.
Press interview
5:45 p.m.
Senate floor session
6:00 p.m.
Phone call with Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger
Monday, June 17
4:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from Montana 4-H, Montana State University Extension, Bozeman: Ariel Peterson, Carson Adkins, Joshua Pollari, and Kayleen Kidwell
4:30 p.m.
Met with students from Hardin Middle School
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
Thursday, June 13
9:00 a.m.
Met with students from Grass Range High School
9:35 a.m.
Press interview
10:00 a.m.
Attended Commerce Committee hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
11:35 a.m.
Met with students from Target Range School
12:30 p.m.
Delivered virtual remarks at the VFW Montana State Convention
12:45 p.m.
Attended DPCC meeting
1:45 p.m.
Senate floor session
Wednesday, June 12
8:00 a.m.
Met with representatives from the National Association of Wheat Growers: Keef Felty (President); Jamie Kress (Treasurer); Nathan Kean (Secretary, Loma); Boyd Heilig (Director, Havre); Jake Westlin (VP of Policy and Communications); and Laney Ferrell (Policy Intern)
8:15 a.m.
Montana Constituent Coffee
9:00 a.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana Building Industry Association: Byron Anderson, Kim Chambers, John Freer, Steve Keaster, Nicholas Ream, and Andy Shirtliff
9:05 a.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana League of Conservation Voters: Jocelyn Leroux (Missoula); Kearstyn Cook (Whitefish); and Sara Chieffo
9:20 a.m.
Press interview
9:45 a.m.
Attended Banking Committee hearing
10:00 a.m.
Chaired Defense Appropriations Subcommittee classified hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from Coinbase: Brian Armstrong (CEO); Faryar Shirzad; Kara Calvert; and Alden Knowlton
12:30 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana Music Educators Association: Amy Schendel (Fine Arts Education Coordinator, Billings Public Schools); Kim Lorengo (K-12 Music Educator, Anaconda School District); Michel Sticka (Director of Bands, Livingston Public Schools); and Sara Croghan (Music Teacher, Bozeman Public Schools)
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus
2:00 p.m.
Press interview
2:15 p.m.
Senate floor session
2:30 p.m.
Attended Indian Affairs Committee hearing
4:00 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Crow Tribe: Chairman Frank White Clay, Levi Black Eagle, Majel Russell, Channis Whiteman, Andrew Treble, Matt Wise, Jamie George and Amanda Sowden
4:45 p.m.
Met virtually with Yellowstone National Park Superintendent Cam Sholly
6:00 p.m.
Delivered virtual remarks at the Montana Health Network and HIMSS Montana Chapter Frontier Healthcare Conference
Tuesday, June 11
4:15 p.m.
Met with Montanans from Moms Demand Action including: Susan DeBree (Helena); Dannette Fadness (Missoula); Shani Henry (Helena); Lauren Hill (Bozeman); Linda Kinsey (Director/Native Connections, Helena Indian Alliance, Helena); Tara Lee (Kalispell); Beckie Squires (Helena); Julia Starrett (Florence); Erica Staub (Bozeman); Shannon Thomas (Helena); Lillian Thomas (Missoula); Ryann Thomas (Helena); Cara Uribe (Helena); Roxanne Weikel (Missoula); Tiffany Williams (Florence); Ione Young (Billings); David Bond (Everytown for Gun Safety)
4:30 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Portland Cement Association: Jeff Guy, Marty Johnson, Brad Kinkeade, Ryan Lindsey, Vince Martin, and Scott Nielson
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session
5:35 p.m.
Attended the Consumer Bankers Association Board of Directors Dinner
8:00 p.m.
Met virtually with Commerce Committee colleagues
Thursday, June 6
9:00 a.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana Stockgrowers Association: Colton Coffee and Rocky Forseth
9:30 a.m.
Met with represenatives from National Council for Mental Wellbeing: Pat Noonan (State Captain, Behavioral Health Alliance of Montana, Butte) and Rebecca Farley
9:45 a.m.
Met with Teah Vennes (Shields Valley High School, Clyde Park) and Holley Vennes from Future Farmers of America
11:45 a.m.
Press interview
Wednesday, June 5
8:15 a.m.
Montana Constituent Coffee
9:15 a.m.
Press interview
9:30 a.m.
Met with Dave Roemer, Superintendent of Glacier National Park, and Alexandra Picavet
10:00 a.m.
Chaired Joint Veterans’ Affairs Committee and Senate Aging Committee hearing
12:00 p.m.
Senate floor session
12:45 p.m.
Met with Senate Leadership
2:30 p.m.
Met with representatives from the Montana Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Leadership Committee: Alena Standley and Jasmine Evans (MFBF staff); Dr. Katie Rein (large animal veterinarian, Melville); Leslie Cavill (rancher, Shawmut); and Carla Lawrence (Roberts)
3:45 p.m.
Senate floor session
Tuesday, June 4
9:30 a.m.
Met with Dana Toole (Montana Department of Justice, Special Services Bureau Chief), Brenda George (Executive Director of the Children’s Alliance of Montana), Kipp Tkachyk (Director of Flathead County Children’s Advocacy Center), Sean Sullivan (Child Advocate for Flathead County CAC), and Jacole Douglas (Tele-mental Health Program Coordinator, Children’s Alliance of Montana)
10:00 a.m.
Chaired Defense Appropriations Classified Subcommittee hearing
11:30 a.m.
Senate floor session
12:30 p.m.
Met with Chancellor Les Cook of Montana Technological University
12:45 p.m.
Attended Democratic Caucus
2:15 p.m.
Senate floor session
Monday, June 3
5:00 p.m.
Delivered remarks at the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living Annual Congressional Briefing
5:30 p.m.
Senate floor session