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U.S. Senate · MT · Democratic candidate · 2026

Alani Bankhead

Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Montana

A retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and former child-exploitation investigator running to expand health coverage, defend public lands and support military families.

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StateMontana
OfficeU.S. Senate
ElectionNov. 3, 2026

Policy priorities

Where Alani stands.

Campaign position

Expand universal health coverage

  • Supports universal coverage and cutting administrative waste while protecting rural Medicare and Medicaid payments

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Protect reproductive decision making

  • Supports abortion rights and the freedom to make pregnancy decisions without government interference

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Keep public lands public

  • Opposes selling or opening public lands to exploitation and supports access through corner crossing

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Require safeguards for data centers

  • Opposes centers on public land
  • Elsewhere requires studies, disclosure and protections before considering approval

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Protect union organizing rights

  • Supports the PRO Act, federal collective bargaining and prevailing wages, and opposes national right-to-work laws

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Support military and veteran families

  • Would reform housing allowances, cover full moving costs and provide premium-free Guard and Reserve health care

Record and background

Record & experience.

  1. 2004–2016

    Experience

    Active-duty Air Force officer

    Served in the Air Force, including special investigations, command in Kuwait and Pentagon security duties.

  2. 2016–2025

    Experience

    Air Force Reserve officer

    Continued in specialized investigative leadership roles in the Reserve and retired as a lieutenant colonel.

  3. 2018–2021

    Experience

    Hawaii child-exploitation investigator

    Worked as a special agent and alternate commander on Hawaii’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

  4. 2019–2021

    Accomplishment

    Led Operation Keiki Shield

    Helped build and lead a multiagency child-protection operation that resulted in arrests and identified victims.

  5. 2024

    Accomplishment

    Penn State alumni award

    Received the Department of Sociology and Criminology’s Outstanding Alumni Award.

  • Experience

    Anti-trafficking investigations director

    Led Latin American investigations and law-enforcement training for International Justice Mission.

  • Experience

    Leadership coach and consultant

    Runs Mighty Sparrow Coaching, training justice-system professionals through workshops and speaking.

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