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Forstag Projected to Flip Montana House Seat
Democrat Sam Forstag is projected to defeat Republican Aaron Flint in Montana’s 1st Congressional District, flipping the seat as Republicans had been favored to hold it. The former wildland firefighter and union leader will replace retiring Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, marking the district’s first Democratic representation in the U.S. House in two decades.
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About Sam Forstag
Samuel Kelley Forstag is an American labor union leader and former smokejumper who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election for Montana's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Everything about Sam Forstag →- Occupation
- smokejumper, labor leader
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 23, 1994
- Website
- https://samformontana.com/