Who is Senator Jon Tester’s wife Sharla?
MONTANA Senator Jon Tester is a Democrat who has been in office since 2007.
Prior to joining the US Senate, helped maintain his family farm and also worked as a music teacher.
Who is Jon Tester?
Tester, 65, was elected into the US Senate after defeating Republican incumbent Conrad Burns in a close race.
Although Montana is typically a red state, Tester also narrowly won reelection in 2012, and was elected again in 2018.
Prior to working in Washington, D.C., he served as a Montana state senator, presiding as the president of that senate from 2005 to 2007.
Tester, who comes from an agricultural family, suffered an accident at the ago of 9, losing three fingers in his left hand in a meat-grinder.
He graduated from the University of Providence, then the College of Great Falls, in 1978, earning a bachelor's in music.
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Who is Senator Tester’s wife?
Senator Tester is married to his wife Sharla. The couple tied the knot during Tester’s .
Like her husband, Sharla is a Montana native and comes from an agricultural family. The couple share a daughter, Christine, and a son, Shon.
He and his wife have continued to maintain his 1800 acre family farm in Big Sandy, Montana. The farm was homesteaded by his , according to The New York Times.
What health crisis did Sharla battle?
Sharla has been fighting breast cancer.
She revealed in an October 2020 guest column that she had been diagnosed in the Spring of that year and that her prognosis was good. She also said that breast cancer ran in her family.
She also revealed in that column that she had completed her final round of chemotherapy.
“I have been very lucky to have few side effects,” Sharla said. “My husband and kids have been a remarkable support system.”
In the emotional post, she stressed the importance of performing self-examinations and getting regular screenings.
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