On Friday, Donald Trump is scheduled to headline a rally in Bozeman, Montana, for Tim Sheehy , a former Navy SEAL who’s running for Senate there as a Republican. Aiming to unseat three-term Democratic incumbent Jon Tester , Sheehy is founder of Montana-based Bridger Aerospace, an aerial firefighting company. A win by Sheehy, a decorated combat veteran, could flip the Senate red.

Sheehy , 38, promises “to fight for every hardworking Montanan and their family” and points to his job creation and entrepreneurial skills as among his qualifications for the Senate. Recent events at his company tell a more nuanced story and raise questions about the firm’s viability, its executive pay and its efforts to obtain government contracts.

Bridger, founded in 2014 and based at the Bozeman Yellowsto

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