UNITED STATES STATEHOUSE AUDITOR
MATT ROSENDALE
CURRENT OCCUPATION: Montana State Auditor, Commissioner of Securities & Insurance CAMPAIGN WEBSITE: www.mattformontana.com
have been married for 34 years and have three sons.
Arrow-Circle-Right Briefly introduce yourself. I am the Republican nominee for Montana’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives and currently serve as Montana’s State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance. As State Auditor, I also serve as a member of Montana’s Land Board where I have worked to increase public access to over 45,000 acres of public land. I spent my career working to grow our family business and am proud of my strong record of supporting pro-business policies during my time in the Montana State Legislature. I was honored to serve as a Representative in the Montana State Legislature for two years. I was then elected to the Montana State Senate, during which time I also served as the Senate’s Majority leader. My wife, Jean, and I live on a ranch in Glendive where we have resided for nearly 20 years. We
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Arrow-Circle-Right What makes you the pro-business candidate for this office? I have a strong business background and I know that businesses create jobs, not government. I have experienced firsthand the incredible burden of government regulation, have had to make difficult decisions to make budgets balance, and have felt the anxiety that comes with being responsible for putting food on the table for your employees. I also have a proven track record of successfully fighting for pro-business policies. In the State Legislature and as your State Auditor, I have made it my mission to slash burdensome regulations, cut taxes on small businesses and families, and rein in out-of-control government spending. That’s why I was recognized as a “Champion of Business” twice by the Montana Chamber of Commerce, and why I am the only candidate in the race for Congress endorsed by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Arrow-Circle-Right As the incoming at-large member for Montana, what expertise can you draw from that will help you overcome a lack of seniority in the 435-member body? I have always been a strong and vocal advocate for Montana businesses and families. I’ve shown that I will forcefully defend our values and way of life and actually get things done. That is the attitude that I will bring to Washington.
As your representative in Congress, I will lean on my experience running a business, serving as the Majority Leader in the State Senate, and my time as head of the agency which regulates Montana’s insurance and securities industries. This varied experience will give me significant expertise and a unique perspective on many of the critical issues facing our state and our country. Arrow-Circle-Right Please detail a specific issue related to business that your campaign is prioritizing for this office. How do you plan to address it once elected? My top priority will be safely reopening our economy and getting Montanans back to work. I believe our recovery is being held back by a vast web of onerous federal taxes and regulations on our families and businesses. That’s why I’ve developed a comprehensive plan which includes proven policies to get Montana’s economy back on track by getting government out of the way of businesses and unleashing economic growth. I will focus on providing long-term regulatory relief, creating a permanent pro-growth tax code, protecting businesses from liability during the pandemic, incentivizing work over welfare, reining in government spending, and developing our natural resources. I am confident that if we can put these policies it place, we will speed our economic recovery and provide the support and flexibility that struggling businesses need right now. stop
