Montana Democratic Party chairperson steps down, endorses independent US Senate candidate

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: October 13, 2026

Words: 764

Last Updated: 5 days, 13 hours ago

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Montana Democratic Party chairperson Shannon O’Brien announced Monday she was resigning her leadership position with the party “effective immediately” to endorse independent U.S. Senate candidate Seth Bodnar.

In a statement to MS NOW, O’Brien described the reasons she supports Bodnar, and she also expressed reservations about Alani Bankhead, the Democratic nominee.

In an email, Bankhead said O’Brien already has been working against her.

“Shannon didn’t switch sides today,” Bankhead said in a statement from …

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