The Rick Smith Show 3-5-2026

On this episode of the Rick Smith Show Smokejumper Jumps into Congressional Race Rick welcomes union smokejumper Sam Forstag, who quit his $19/hr wildfire job to run in Montana's 1st CD, the state's first union candidate in a decade. Zinke dropped out amid DOGE cuts gutting Forest Service crews. Forstag blasts elite-built broken systems profiting off housing crises ($570K Missoula medians), childcare gaps, healthcare woes. Redirect $3T tax windfalls to public-private housing builds, worker protections. "We're not powerless, vote our interests!" Check out: samformontana.com.

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