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Jon Tester
Jon Tester
Incumbent
Assumed office 
January 3, 2007
Serving with Max Baucus
Preceded by Conrad Burns
Born August 21, 1956 (1956-08-21) (age 51)
Havre, Montana
Nationality American
Political party Democratic
Spouse Sharla Tester
Alma mater University of Great Falls
Religion Church of God (Anderson)

Jon Tester (born August 21, 1956) is an organic farmer and junior U.S. Senator from the state of Montana, and a member of the Democratic Party. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Max Sieben Baucus (born December 11, 1941) is the senior United States Senator from Montana and is a member of the Democratic Party Conrad Ray Burns (born January 25, 1935) is a former United States Senator from Montana. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Havre (ˈhævɚ is a city in Hill County, Montana, United States, said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval The University of Great Falls (UGF a private Catholic University located in Great Falls Montana, is fully accredited by the Northwest Association The Church of God (Anderson is a non-denominational Holiness movement believing group of Christians with roots in Wesleyan Pietism and also Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on Crop rotation, Green manure, Compost, Biological pest control, and mechanical Cultivation The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Prior to his election in 2006, he served as President of the Montana State Senate. The 2006 US Senate Election for the state of Montana was held November 7, 2006. The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U

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Background

Tester was born in Havre, Montana to Helen M. Havre (ˈhævɚ is a city in Hill County, Montana, United States, said to be named after the city of Le Havre in France. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern Pearson and David O. Tester. [1] He grew up in Chouteau County, near the town of Big Sandy, Montana, on the same family land that his grandfather homesteaded in 1916. Chouteau County is a County located in the North-Central region of the U Big Sandy is a town in Chouteau County, Montana, United States. The small town is also the birthplace of Jeff Ament of rock band Pearl Jam, who played a concert in Missoula in support of Tester's U. Jeffrey Allen Ament (born March 10 1963 in Havre, Montana) is an American Bassist and Songwriter. Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990 S. Senate bid. [2]

Tester grew up helping his family on their conventional farm, as well as helping run their butcher shop. A butcher is someone who prepares various Meats and other related goods for sale Beginning in the late 1980s, Tester moved toward the more profitable organic farming; his family now grows organic wheat, barley, lentils, peas, millet, buckwheat, alfalfa and hay. Organic farming is a form of agriculture that relies on Crop rotation, Green manure, Compost, Biological pest control, and mechanical Cultivation Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Barley ( Hordeum vulgare) is an annual Cereal Grain, which serves as a major animal Feed crop, with smaller amounts used for The lentil or daal or pulse ( Lens culinaris) is a bushy Annual plant of the legume family grown for its lens-shaped Seeds A pea (inaccurately called a '''sweet pea''' by food distubutors is most commonly the small spherical Seed or the seed-pod of the Legume Pisum The millets are a group of small- Seeded Species of Cereal crops or grains widely grown around the world for Food and Fodder Buckwheat refers to plants in two genera of the Dicot family Polygonaceae: the Eurasian genus Fagopyrum, and the North American genus Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa) is a flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae cultivated as an important forage crop Hay is a generic term for grass or Legumes that have been cut dried and stored for use as animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like They still operate their butcher shop for close friends and relatives, but no longer utilize it as a source of income. [3]

As a child, Tester lost the middle, index, and ring finger on his left hand in an accident while working with a meat grinder. A meat grinder or meat mincer is a culinary tool for Grinding Meat.

Tester has a Bachelor of Science degree in music from the University of Great Falls. A Bachelor of Science ( BS, BSc or BSc in the UK; less commonly S The University of Great Falls (UGF a private Catholic University located in Great Falls Montana, is fully accredited by the Northwest Association He was subsequently a music teacher in the Big Sandy School District for a brief time, before returning to farming. In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or

Tester’s wife, Sharla, also grew up in north-central Montana and comes from an agricultural family. Jon and Sharla have a daughter, Christine (son-in-law James), a son, Shon, and one grandchild, Kilikina. [4]

Political career

Tester served five years as chairman of the Big Sandy School Board of Trustees and served on the Big Sandy Soil Conservation Service (SCS) Committee and the Chouteau County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) Committee.

Tester was first elected to the Montana State Senate in 1998. The Montana Senate is the upper house of the Montana State Legislature, the state legislative branch of the U He was elected the minority whip for the 2001 session. After being re-elected in 2002, he became minority leader for the 2003 session. In 2005, Tester was elected President of the Montana Senate, the chief presiding officer of the Montana Legislature’s upper chamber.

His election as President marked a significant transition for Montana Democrats as they moved into the majority leadership of the Senate for the first time in more than a decade.

Term limits would have prohibited Tester from running for state Senate for a third time.

2006 U. S. Senate race

Main article: Montana United States Senate election, 2006

Tester announced his candidacy in May 2005 for the U. The 2006 US Senate Election for the state of Montana was held November 7, 2006. S. Senate seat held by incumbent Republican senator Conrad Burns. Conrad Ray Burns (born January 25, 1935) is a former United States Senator from Montana. Tester was the second Democrat to jump into the race, after state Auditor John Morrison. John Morrison (born 1961 was elected as state Auditor in Montana in November 2000 and re-elected in 2004 While Tester was seen as having a greater following among his fellow legislators and progressives, his opponent, whose grandfather was governor of Nebraska, was able to raise significantly more money and had greater statewide name recognition. Progressivism is a term that refers to a broad school of international social and political philosophies.

Morrison collected $1. 05 million as of the start of 2006, including $409,241 in the last three months of 2005,[5] but "Morrison’s advantages in fundraising and name identification have not translated into a lead in the polls,"[6] most of which showed the race exceedingly tight, some calling it a "deadlock" as of late May. [7] On May 31, 2006, Paul Richards, another candidate in the race, citing the closeness of the race, and his own position in the polls, threw his support to Jon Tester. [8]

On June 6, 2006, Tester won the Democratic primary by a margin of over 25 points, much larger than expected given the previous polling. Burns easily won the Republican primary. On election day, Tester received 198,302 votes versus 195,455 for Burns. Tester was declared the winner on Nov. 8, 2006. [9][10]

Senate career

Committee Assignments

Electoral History

Montana U.S. Senate Election 2006
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jon Tester 199,845 49. The United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs is responsible for dealing with oversight of United States Veterans issues The US Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship is a Standing committee of the United States Senate. The United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to Banks and banking Price controls, Deposit The Senate Banking Subcommittee on Securities Insurance and Investment is one of five subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs. The Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions is one of five subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs. The Senate Banking Subcommittee on Housing Transportation and Community Development is one of five subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs The United States Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has jurisdiction over matters related to energy and nuclear waste policy territorial policy native Hawaiian Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy is one of four subcommittees of the U Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks is one of four subcommittees of the U Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power is one of four subcommittees of the U The United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has jurisdiction over matters related to the Department of Homeland Security and other homeland The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management Federal Services and International Security is one of the five subcommittees within the The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations ( PSI) is the oldest subcommittee of the U The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State Local and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration is one of the five subcommittees within the The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is responsible for dealing with matters related to the American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska The 2006 US Senate Election for the state of Montana was held November 7, 2006. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. 2
Republican Conrad Burns (Incumbent) 196,283 48. Conrad Ray Burns (born January 25, 1935) is a former United States Senator from Montana. 3 -2. 3

Footnotes

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  2. ^ Kelly, Jamie. "Pearl Jammin' for a Senate seat", Missoulian, 2005.
  3. ^ Lowery, Courtney. "The 'Good Guy' Running for U.S. Senate", NewWest, 28 August 2005.
  4. ^ Jon Tester for U.S. Senate | Montana 2006
  5. ^ Johnson, Charles S. "Burns' fundraising nears $5 million; Morrison's hits $1 million", CQPolitics. com, 28 August 2005.
  6. ^ Horrigan, Marie. "MT Senate: Race to Take On Embattled Burns Nears Finish", CQPolitics. com, 31 May 2006.
  7. ^ Johnson, Charles S. "Tester, Morrison deadlocked", Helena Independent Record, 28 May 2006
  8. ^ Dennison, Mike. "Richards: Tester is best choice", Billings Gazette, 31 May 2006. The Billings Gazette is a daily morning Broadsheet Newspaper printed in Billings Montana and owned by Lee Enterprises.
  9. ^ Jalonick, Mary Clare. "Playing Outsider, Tester Wins Mont. Seat", Associated Press, 8 November 2006
  10. ^ U.S. SENATE / MONTANA results, CNN. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner com, November 2006.

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United States Senate
Preceded by
Conrad Burns		 United States Senator (Class 1) from Montana
2007 – present
Served alongside: Max Baucus		 Incumbent
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