(Helena) – Seth Bodnar, filed as an Independent Candidate on Wednesday, as a challenger to United States Republican Senator Steve Daines’ in the 2026 General Election.
Seth Bodnar is a Green Beret, business leader, and former president of the University of Montana. 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. Seth and his wife, a fifth-generation Montanan, are raising their three children in the state.
