Jon Tester — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as a United States Senator from Montana (2007-2025)
Served in the Montana Senate (1999-2007), including as its president (2005-2007)
Works as a political analyst for MSNOW (as of May 2025)
Operates a family farm, transitioning to organic farming in the 1980s
Graduated from the University of Providence with a Bachelor of Arts in music (1978)

Biography

Jon Tester is an American farmer and retired politician who represented Montana in the United States Senate from 2007 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served in the Montana Senate from 1999 to 2007, holding the position of its president from 2005 to 2007. As of May 2025, Tester works as a political analyst for MSNOW.

During his tenure in the U.S.