FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 6, 2025

Conservation group condemns Daines vote to advance Steve Pearce as Bureau of Land Management director

(Helena, MT) — Montana Conservation Voters (MCV) today released a statement from Executive Director Ben Super in response to Sen. Steve Daines’ vote in favor of Steve Pearce to lead the Bureau of Land Management:

“Senator Daines had a clear choice: stand with Montanans who value our public lands — or side with a nominee whose record calls for selling them off. By voting to advance Steve Pearce, Sen. Daines chose politics over the 75% of Montanans who opposed Pearce’s nomination to lead the BLM.

Leadership at the Bureau of Land Management matters deeply for Montana. We need a director who respects science, values local voices, and understands that our public lands are not for sale to the highest bidder. 

Montanans deserve leadership that will protect our outdoor way of life — not use public lands as a short-term political prize.”