Montana Democratic Party chairperson steps down, endorses independent US Senate candidate
Source Scout · Daily Montanan reports: Shannon O’Brien said Democratic candidate doesn’t have ‘resources or will’ to win O'Brien speaks at a political rally at the Capitol in 2023. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan) 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.