Smokejumper and union leader aims to win in Montana by focusing on workers

Sam Forstag, who parachutes from planes to fight wildfires, believes pro-worker polices can flip district from Trump ally

Sam Forstag is used to launching himself into heated territory.

As a smokejumper, his job is to jump out of airplanes 3,000 feet in the air and parachute down into the Montana wilderness. Going by air is often the easiest way to access the remote wilderness and combat the wildfires that burn an average of 7.2m acres a year in the state.

Read the full article here https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/sam-forstag-montana-workers

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