Tester entered the Senate after selling Montana voters on his authenticity, and the former high school band teacher's message hasn’t changed much.
Tester chairs the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
“I take my cues directly from the veterans of this state,” Tester told the assembly at Bigfork High School.
There’s been an influx of newcomers from Arizona, Washington state, California and Texas.
He currently ranks second with $407,000 in contributions from lobbyists, putting him just behind Washington state Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell, according to the research group OpenSecrets.
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