Politico-LIVE at The Texas Tribune Festival: One-on-One with Jon Tester

Description

The Montana Senator on how to help rural America, being a Democrat in a Republican state, and the value of hard work.

This event was recorded as part of The 2020 Texas Tribune Festival that took place virtually Sept. 1-30, 2020. You’re welcome to watch here or share this link with your friends and colleagues to watch it on demand anytime. This session was recorded on Sept. 22 and aired on Sept. 24.

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Purchase Jon Tester's latest book "Grounded: A Senator's Lessons on Winning Back Rural America” in our Festival book store here.

Speakers

Jon Tester

U.S. Senator

Tester, D-Montana, was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006. He serves as a ranking member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and is a member of the Appropriations and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committees. Previously, Tester served as a member of the Montana State Senate from 1999 to 2006. He also served as Senate president from 2005 to 2006.

Moderator

Jake Sherman

Senior Writer at POLITICO

Sherman is a senior writer for POLITICO and co-authors POLITICO’s Playbook, the publication’s political morning newsletter, with Anna Palmer. He is the co-author of the national bestselling book "The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America," published in 2019. Sherman also serves as an NBC and MSNBC political contributor.