Montana state auditor Matt Rosendale on Monday announced his bid for the Senate seat now held by Democrat Jon Tester.
Rosendale, a Republican, released a 30-second video pushing his candidacy.
"There's a shadow over Montana," a narrator says in the video. "An obtrusive federal government run by insiders, liberals and big spenders. They're everything that's wrong with Washington.
"President Trump and Mike Pence are fighting back, but they need help. Conservative Matt Rosendale, a rancher, businessman, proven leader. He'll stand up to Washington and get them out of our backyard."
Tester, who won his 2012 re-election by 4 percentage points, is considered vulnerable, The Hill reported. And while the Republican primary field is crowed, Rosendale is the only GOP candidate in the race to hold a statewide office, according to the website.
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