Jeff Ament & Sam Forstag, 2026 U.S. House of Representatives Elections

About this episode

Mike Smith welcomes Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament and Montana congressional candidate Sam Forstag to The Trail 103.3 for a wide-ranging conversation about the issues facing Montana’s working families and the future of the state’s public lands. Forstag discusses his campaign’s focus on making housing, healthcare, and childcare more affordable, protecting Social Security and retirement security, and rebuilding the Forest Service after significant staffing cuts. He also shares his opposition to unchecked corporate money in politics, his support for campaign finance reform and Montana ballot initiatives, and his call for Congress to reassert its constitutional role in decisions about war.…