Tim Sheehy (businessman): Difference between revisions

'''Timothy Patrick Sheehy''' is an American [[Aerial firefighting|aerial firefighter]], [[Businessperson|businessman]], and the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee for the [[2024 United States Senate election in Montana]]. A former [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]], he was born outside of [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]] and grew up in [[Shoreview, Minnesota]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kimbel-Sannit |first=Arren |date=2023-12-05 |title=Who was Tim Sheehy before he started running for Senate? |url=https://montanafreepress.org/2023/12/04/who-was-tim-sheehy-before-he-ran-for-senate/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Montana Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref> He founded [[Bridger Aerospace]] in 2013, an aerial firefighting and wildfire management company.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-02 |title=Tim Sheehy steps down as CEO of his aerial firefighting company |url=https://www.mtpr.org/montana-news/2024-07-02/tim-sheehy-steps-down-as-ceo-of-his-aerial-firefighting-company |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Montana Public Radio |language=en}}</ref> In June 2023, Sheehy announced his candidacy for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]];<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kimbel-Sannit |first=Arren |date=2023-06-27 |title=Republican Tim Sheehy launches bid for U.S. Senate |url=https://montanafreepress.org/2023/06/27/republican-tim-sheehy-launches-bid-for-u-s-senate-in-montana/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Montana Free Press |language=en-US}}</ref> he won the Republican nomination and will face three-term incumbent [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Jon Tester]] in the general election.