Sam Forstag for Congress (MT-01)
Our Revolution is proud to endorse Sam Forstag for Congress in Montana’s 1st Congressional District.
At a time when working people are being crushed by rising housing costs, unaffordable healthcare, scarce childcare, and a political system dominated by corporate money, Sam Forstag is bringing something desperately needed to Congress: real working-class representation.
Sam isn’t a millionaire politician or corporate insider. He’s a smokejumper, union leader, and organizer who understands firsthand what it means to work hard and still struggle to get by. Raised largely by a single mother who worked extra nursing shifts to pay the bills, Sam spent much of his own life juggling multiple jobs while fighting for better healthcare, public education, civil liberties, and economic justice for working Montanans.
After eight years as a wildland firefighter — including years parachuting into remote areas as a smokejumper — Sam became a union leader fighting for federal workers and public lands. As Vice President of NFFE Local 60, he organized Forest Service workers, stood up against attacks on public servants, and spoke out against the growing power of oligarchs and corporations over working people’s lives.
Now, he’s taking that fight to Washington.
Sam’s campaign is centered on a simple but powerful belief: if you work full-time in America, you should be able to afford housing, healthcare, and childcare.
That means investing in affordable housing through community land trusts, deed-restricted housing, and partnerships that keep homes affordable for Montanans — while cracking down on hedge funds and corporate investors buying up housing and pricing families out of their communities.
It means fighting for universal healthcare by allowing every American to buy into Medicare, expanding ACA subsidies, and ensuring healthcare includes vision and dental coverage.
It means making universal childcare and pre-K a reality so working families can afford to stay and raise children in Montana.
And Sam knows exactly how to pay for it: by making the ultra-wealthy and giant corporations finally pay their fair share through higher taxes on millionaires, closing loopholes for capital gains, and restoring the corporate tax rate.
Just as importantly, Sam understands that none of these fights can be won while corporate money dominates our political system. He supports overturning Citizens United, banning corporate spending in elections, banning congressional stock trading, and closing the revolving door between Congress and corporate lobbying.
This race is one of the most important congressional contests in the country. Montana’s First Congressional District MT-01 is considered one of the key districts that could determine control of the House of Representatives. But this campaign is about more than flipping a seat — it’s about transforming who government works for.
For too long, working-class people have been shut out of political power while wealthy donors and corporations dictate the agenda in Washington. Sam Forstag represents a new generation of leaders rooted in labor, organizing, and community — leaders who know that government should improve people’s lives, not enrich billionaires.
As Sam says, “It’s become too damn hard for most Montanans to afford basic things like housing, healthcare, childcare, and even groceries.”
Our Revolution believes Montana deserves a representative who will fight unapologetically for working people — not corporate donors and political insiders.
That’s why we’re proud to endorse Sam Forstag for Congress in MT-01. ✊