Montanan's congressional terms bookended tenure as Interior Secretary during Trump's first term in the White House.

Ryan Zinke, a Montana Republican who served as interior secretary during President Donald Trump's first administration, said Monday that he will not seek reelection to a fifth term in the U.S. House,

Mont., announced he will not seek reelection for Montana’s western congressional district. Zinke has represented the district since 2023.

President Trump on Tuesday endorsed a Montana radio host who launched his House campaign just more than an hour after Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-Mont.) announced he was retiring from Congress. “It is my Great Honor to endorse Aaron Flint,

Montana’s congressional delegates are united in their support for the war in Iran. Sen. Daines and Rep. Zinke also say they’ll vote against a war powers resolution that would limit Trump from taking additional unilateral action in the region.

Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen has thrown her hat into the ring for the state’s Western Congressional District seat.