February 10, 2025 (Washington, D.C.) – The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF), formally announced today that Montana Governor Greg Gianforte will be serving as the 2025 Chair of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC), one of three caucuses under the CSF umbrella.
As a long-time sportsman, Governor Gianforte has proven to be a staunch supporter of the sporting-conservation community, even joining the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus in his first month into becoming the Governor of Montana. As a member of the GSC, Governor Gianforte was a keynote speaker at the 19th Annual National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses (NASC) Sportsman-Legislator Summit in Bozeman, Montana and has issued proclamations for National Hunting and Fishing Day, recognizing Montana’s vast population of hunters and anglers for their contributions to conservation, the economy, and Montana’s cultural fabric. Before becoming Governor, Governor Gianforte also served as the U.S. Representative for Montana’s at-large congressional district from 2017 to 2020. During his time in Congress, Governor Gianforte was a member of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) and supported several key pieces of public land access legislation including the Great American Outdoors Act.
“It’s an honor to serve as chair of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus,” said Governor Gianforte. “As we’ve demonstrated in Montana, governors have an important responsibility to protect our way of life. I look forward to working with fellow governors across the nation to protect the traditions of sportsmen and women from unnecessary federal overreach.”
In 2009, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation formed the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus to shape policy that benefits scientific wildlife management efforts and ensure continued access and opportunities for sportsmen and women across the country. The GSC is in place to improve and facilitate strong communication between governors and their respective state legislative sportsmen’s caucuses in the NASC network to work collaboratively to advance sportsmen’s interests and sound, science-based fish and wildlife management. As of the beginning of February, the bipartisan Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus consists of 23 governors, representing diverse regions of the United States.
“The Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus can often stand as the final wall against legislation that could harm the sporting-conservation community and, in a time where the anti-sporting community continues to pick at our outdoor pursuits, having a strong network of pro-sportsman elected officials has never been more important,” said CSF Vice President, Policy Brent Miller. “We thank Governor Gianforte for agreeing to serve as the Chair of the GSC and look forward to working closely with him and all members of the GSC to ensure the continuation of America’s proud sporting-conservation heritage into the future.”
Governor Gianforte also recently joined CSF’s The Sportsmen’s Voice Podcast from the floor of SHOT show in Nevada to discuss our hunting and fishing heritage, the sporting issues states are fighting for, and much more.
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