Seth Bodnar Slams Beef Import Plan: “Outrageous Attack on Montana Ranchers”

MISSOULA, MT — Independent candidate for U.S. Senate Seth Bodnar today released a statement blasting the decision by Kurt Alme’s DC Party Bosses to flood the U.S. beef market with over 660 million pounds of foreign beef:

“Flooding the market with 660 million pounds of foreign beef with no guarantee of lower prices for consumers is an outrageous attack on Montana ranchers by Washington, DC. Montanans are already paying more at the grocery store, and they deserve a real plan to lower costs instead of political theater at the expense of Montana’s biggest industry.

“This is the Broken System at its worst. It’s the same Broken System that owns Kurt Alme, which is why he won’t do a lick to stand up to Washington, even when it threatens to put even more of our ranchers out of business. Unlike Kurt Alme, I’m not afraid of DC Party Bosses. I’ll go to D.C. and fight to lower costs for Montana producers and families, and I’ll stand up to anyone who gets in the way, no matter which party is in charge.”

Seth Bodnar is a Green Beret, business leader, and former president of the University of Montana running for the U.S. Senate to be an independent voice for Montana. Seth is guided by a lifelong commitment to duty, honor, and country. He graduated first in his class at West Point and served multiple overseas deployments, leading soldiers in the 101st Airborne Division and the 1st Special Forces Group, and serving as a special advisor to the commanding general in Iraq. After his military service and a successful career in business, Seth spent the last eight years leading the University of Montana. Under his leadership, the university achieved record high graduation rates, doubled research funding, launched the largest infrastructure renewal in campus history, restored financial stability, and was named the #1 military-friendly university in the country. Raised by two public school teachers, he believes leadership is about service, not party loyalty. Seth and his wife, a fifth-generation Montanan, are raising their three children in Montana.

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