June 2023

Friday, June 23

6:40 a.m.

Press interview

7:10 a.m.

Press interview

7:45 a.m.

Met with the Montana Federation of Public Employees

8:00 a.m.

Attended a breakfast with Montana AFL-CIO members

9:05 a.m.

Spoke at Montana AFL-CIO Annual Convention

11:00 a.m.

Held a roundtable on PACT Act implementation with VA officials, veterans, and advocates

12:15 p.m.

Press interview

12:45 p.m.

Phone Call with State Department Deputy Secretary Wendy Sherman

1:45 p.m.

Phone Call with Interior Department Secretary Deb Haaland

Thursday, June 22

9:30 a.m.

Met with representatives from the Montana Music Educators Association: Kim Lorengo, President, Orchestra Teacher at Anaconda Schools; Michel Sticka, MT State Executive, Band Teacher, Chief Joseph Middle School, Bozeman; Amy Schendle, Past President, Fine Arts Supervisor, Billings Schools; and Duane Zehr, State Manager, Band Teacher, Capital High School, Helena

9:45 a.m.

Met with Erin Aune, VP of Strategic Planning, Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital & Glasgow Clinic

10:00 a.m.

Introduced witness at Senate Finance Committee hearing

10:15 a.m.

Attended Banking Committee hearing

10:20 a.m.

Commerce Committee nominations hearing

10:30 a.m.

Attended Appropriations Full Committee Markup

11:30 a.m.

Met with representatives from the American Optometric Association: Dr. Joe Vincent, Great Falls; Dr. Rob Simons, Helena; and Dr. Ron Benner

11:45 a.m.

Senate floor session

12:15 p.m.

Press interview

12:45 p.m.

Met virtually with the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association: Janice Erfle, Billings; Vicki & Leland Walbruch, Kalispell; and Steven Roy

1:00 p.m.

Press interview

1:15 p.m.

Press interview

1:30 p.m.

Press interview

1:45 p.m.

Press interview

1:50 p.m.

Senate floor session

2:00 p.m.

Met with representatives from the US Cattlemen’s Association: Leo McDonnell, McDonnell Angus, Columbus, MT; and Lia Biondo, Executive Vice President

2:15 p.m

Met with Hillary Wandler, professor at UM Law School and Founding Director of the veterans legal clinic at UM, and Grace Wandler

2:45 p.m.

Press interview

Wednesday, June 21

8:00 a.m.

Met with GEN Randy George, Vice Chief of Staff of the Army; MAJ Natalia Gruenbaum, COL Jess Carter, and COL Emily Schiffer

9:00 a.m.

Met with Dr. Wynde Cheek, Helena

9:30 a.m.

Met with representatives from Zero to Three Strolling Thunder: Caitlin Jensen, Brian Murphy, and Liam Jensen, and Leticia Mederos

9:30 a.m.

Attended Banking Committee markup

10:00 a.m.

Attended Banking Committee Nominations hearing

10:00 a.m.

Attended Commerce Committee Nominations hearing

11:30 a.m.

Senate floor session

12:15 p.m.

Met with Bryson Shaw, Columbia Grain Inc., Great Falls; Augusto Bassanini and Brian Welch, United Grain Corp., Vancouver, WA; and Paul Katovich, HighLine Grain Growers Inc., Waterville WA

12:30 p.m.

Met with students from the Montana Electric Cooperatives Youth Tour

12:45 p.m.

Attended Democratic Caucus meeting

2:00 p.m.

Press interview

2:15 pm

Met with representatives from Applied Materials: Gary Dickerson, CEO, and Prabu Raja, President, Semiconductor Products Group

2:25 p.m.

Senate floor session

2:30 p.m.

Met with Anna Gomez, nominee to be a FCC Commissioner, and Brian Moulton, Director, Office of Legislative Affairs

3:30 p.m.

Chaired Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing

5:00 p.m.

Spoke virtually at the Frontier Healthcare Conference

Tuesday, June 20

4:45 p.m.

Attended Defense Appropriations Subcommittee hearing

5:30 p.m.

Senate floor session

Thursday, June 15

9:20 a.m.

Press interview

9:30 a.m.

Met with Dr. Alan Townsend, Dean of Forestry School, University of Montana

9:45 a.m.

Met with Marc Fogel’s family: Sam Fogel and Cy Burchenal

11:00 a.m.

Met with representatives from the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization: Scott Sutton, CEO, Olin Corporation; Mike Meenam, Director of Global Government Affairs, Olin; Pat Morrison, Chief of Field Services, IAFF; Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH; and Linda Reinstein, President & Co-Founder, ADAO; Greg Russell, Government Relations, IAFF; Bob Sussman, ADAO Counsel; and James Williams Jr., Director, Federal Relations, American Cancer Society

11:15

Senate floor session

11:30 a.m.

Met with students from the Wibaux and Beaverhead FFA Chapters

12:30 p.m.

Met with Dr. Adriana Kugler, nominee, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

12:45 p.m.

Attended DPCC meeting

1:00 p.m.

Met with representatives from the Montana Nurses Association: Anna Bowman, Bozeman; Vicky Byrd, East Helena; Paul Lee, Helena; and Lorie Van Donsel, Forsyth

1:45 p.m.

Senate floor session

Wednesday, June 14

8:00 a.m.

Met with Maureen Wicks, Agency Director, State Farm; Celeste Wicks-Knipping; Pat Knipping; Ingrid Knipping, and Leighton Knipping

8:15 a.m.

Attended Montana Constituent Coffee

9:00 a.m.

Met with representatives from the MT Broadcasters Association: Dewey Bruce, President & CEO; Ron Davis, Butte Broadcasting; Cam Maxwell, Desert Mountain Media; Keith Teske, Cowles Media Montana; and Tom Brand, Executive Director of the National Association of Farm Broadcasters

9:15 a.m.

Press interview

10:00 a.m.

Met with representatives from the MT Nonprofit Association: Liz Moore, Executive Director, and Kate Arpin

10:15 a.m.

Met with Gwen Lankford, Cecilia Spencer, Ebony Spencer, Amy Kaufmann and Genevieve Cochran

10:45 a.m.

Press interview

11:30 a.m.

Senate floor session

11:30 a.m.

Met with representatives from the United Steelworkers Union: Emil Ramirez, Director, District 11; Andrew Racki, CHS Refining, Laurel; Josh Elmore, CHS Refining, Laurel; and Curtis Schomer, Stillwater Mine

11:45 a.m.

Met with Jeff Kayser, Toyota of Bozeman; Scott Ehrlich and John Motschall, Ehrlich Toyota, Laramie, WY; and Dave Billion, Billion Toyota, Sioux Falls, SD and Butte

12:00 p.m.

Met with students and representatives from Montana 4-H: Beverly Schneider, Zoe Schneider, Stella Duran (Lewis & Clark County 4-H); Jessica Murray, John Weldon, Ellie Weldon, Lacey Pape, Jacob Harvey (Beaverhead County 4-H); Judy Smith, Logan Smith (Lake County 4-H); and Brooklyn Sims (Yellowstone County 4-H)

12:30 p.m.

Met with Gray Cornwell, NFIB, Montana Valley Irrigation, Vaughn

12:45 p.m.

Attended Chairs meeting

2:15 p.m.

Met with Rob Hale, CEO, Granite Telecommunications; Mike Galvin, Chief Administrative Officer

2:30 p.m.

Senate floor session

3:00 p.m.

Chaired Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing

4:00 p.m.

Attended Appropriations Committee Democratic member meeting

5:00 p.m.

Attended Senator Mazie Hirono and the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii’s “Taste of Hawaii” Reception

5:00 p.m.

Attended Senator Jeanne Shaheen and the New Hampshire Delegation’s “Experience New Hampshire” Reception

5:15 p.m.

Senate floor session

Tuesday, June 13

8:15 a.m.

Phone Call with GEN Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

9:00 a.m.

Met with Cathy, Richard, Cody, and Chase Conover, Bozeman

9:15 a.m.

Met with representatives from the Citizens’ Climate Lobby: Kristen Walser, Bozeman; Deborah Hines, Bozeman; and Robin Paone, Whitefish

9:30 a.m.

Met with representatives from the Council for Opportunity in Education: Remi Still Smoking and Zoey Reid, Office of Commissioner of Higher Education, Educational Talent Search

10:00 a.m.

Attended Banking Committee hearing

10:00 a.m.

Chaired Defense Appropriations Classified Subcommittee hearing

11:30 a.m.

Senate floor session

12:00 p.m.

Met with representatives from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Montana: Jay Skoog, Executive Director; Craig Pozega, Great West Engineering; Chris Anderson, DJ & A, P.C.; and Scott Murphy, Morrison-Maierle Inc.

12:30 p.m.

Met with representatives from the Montana Farm Bureau Federation: Gina Stevens, Hardin; Eric Moore, Miles City; Chris Kolstad, Ledger; Jess and Nikki Bandel, Floweree; and Nicole Rolf, Senior Director of Government Affairs, Eastern MT Regional Manager

12:45 p.m.

Met with representatives from Northwestern Energy: Joe Stimetz, Director of Marketing Operations, Supply Department, Butte, and Shannon Heim, General Counsel and VP of Federal Affairs, Helena

12:50 p.m.

Met with Justin Meissner, Assistant State Conservationist Easement Programs, Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA, Bozeman

1:00 p.m.

Attended Democratic Caucus meeting

2:15 p.m.

Senate floor session

2:20 p.m.

Met with representatives from the Susan G. Komen Advocates: Shelley Emslie, Bigfork, and Bobbi Will, Bismarck, ND

2:30 p.m.

Attended Banking Committee Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development hearing

3:25 p.m.

Press interview

4:00 p.m.

Met with Phebe Novakovic, CEO, General Dynamics

4:15 p.m.

Met with representative from the Clean Fuels Alliance America: Jon Auerbach, Par Pacific Holdings, Billings

5:00 p.m.

Senate floor session

Monday, June 12

4:15 p.m.

Press Interview

5:30 p.m.

Senate floor session

6:00 pm.

Phone Call with SEIU National President Mary Kay Henry

Saturday, June 10

5:00 p.m.

Attended Montana Audubon Wings Across the Big Sky Festival in Great Falls and Received Conservation of the Year Award

Thursday, June 8

9:00 a.m.

Met with the Kongaika family from Billings

9:35 a.m.

Press interview

10:15 a.m.

Press interview

10:40 a.m.

Delivered floor speech

11:00 a.m.

Press interview

11:15 a.m.

Met with representatives from the Montana Cattle Ranchers: Chaley Harney, Billings; David Hanson, Willow Creek; and Jake Feddes, Manhattan

11:30 a.m.

Senate floor session

11:45 a.m.

Press interview

12:45 p.m.

Met with representatives from the YWCA: Victoria Doe, Shelter Director, Great Falls; Jen Euell, Executive Director, Missoula; Sandi Filipowicz, Executive Director, Great Falls; Lori Warden, Board Vice President, Missoula; and Joi Cheney, DC

1:45 p.m.

Senate floor session

Wednesday, June 7

8:00 a.m.

Met with representatives from MT Department of Justice Children’s Advocacy Centers: Dana Toole, Brenda George, Exec. Director Children’s Alliance of Montana; Kipp Tkachyk, Director Flathead County Children’s Advocacy Center; Sean Sullivan, Child Advocate Flathead County CAC; and Jacole Douglas, Children’s Alliance of Montana – Tele-mental Health Program Coordinator

8:15 a.m.

Attended Montana Constituent Coffee

9:15 a.m.

Press interview

9:30 a.m.

Met with representatives from the Montana Building Industry Association: Kim Chambers, Charter Construction Inc.; Eugene Graf, EG Construction; Justin Moore, Diamond Dust Construction Bozeman; Riley Rivers, Rivers Landscaping LLC; John Harding, Steve & Corbin Keaster, Keaster Construction; Spencer Woith, Woith Engineering; and Nicholas Ream, Montana Heritage Homebuilders

10:00 a.m.

Met with students from Colstrip High School; St. Andrew School, Helena; and Choteau High School

10:30 a.m.

Chaired Defense Appropriations Classified Subcommittee hearing

11:30 a.m.

Senate floor session

12:00 p.m.

Met with representatives from IEX: Ronan Ryan, President; Dillon McGregor, Head of Government Relations; and Marija Z. Smith, Head of Communications

12:30 p.m.

Met with representatives from MT Coalition Against Domestic Assault and Sexual Violence: Kelsen Young and Kim Ranger, Administrative Director

12:45 p.m.

Met with representatives from Mo-Fi: Dave Glaser, Missoula, and Greg Astle, Bozeman

1:00 p.m.

Attended Democratic Caucus meeting

2:15 p.m.

Met with representatives from Glasgow: Eli Feezell; Kalyn Kolstad; James Seekins; Rod Karst, Mayor of Glasgow; Glenn Meier, former Sheriff; Stephanie Meier; Stan Ozark, City Council President; Sherri Turner; Bonnie Gay; and Mitch Willett, former MT Highway Patrol

2:30 p.m.

Attended Indian Affairs Committee Markup

2:30 p.m.

Met with representatives from UBS Americas Inc.

2:45 p.m.

Senate floor session

3:00 p.m.

Chaired Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing

5:00 p.m

Met with representative from MT Association of Colleges of Teacher Education: Estee Aiken, President, University of MT Western, Dillon

Tuesday, June 6

4:45 p.m.

Press interview

5:15 p.m.

Attended Managed Funds Association Board of Directors Reception

5:30 pm

Senate floor session