#2350 - Ryan Callaghan

Bullish:

• $PUBLICLANDS - Strong advocacy for preserving and maintaining public lands for multiple uses, with bipartisan support particularly in Montana. Public lands are seen as crucial for agriculture, water resources, and as a political necessity.

  • “I think for everybody else who's naysaying whether a Republican can do this or it's just the Democrats that are willing, I think we have a good example in Montana right now, and I'm not saying give up. I'm gonna hold these people accountable, and I think everybody else should too, that these republicans are willing to go to bat for public lands right now. And we're making it that, like, third rail issue where it's like, if you wanna win in the state of Montana, you better be good on public lands.”

    Ryan·2:11:34
• $BACKCOUNTRYHUNTERS - Backcountry Hunters and Anglers organization shows significant influence in public land policy through grassroots activism and advocacy.

  • “I'm the North American board chair for Backcountry Hunters and Anglers, and, we put in over a 150,000 comments, phone calls from from real people who used our action alert center during this public lands battle, and that's made a big difference because we can go into those offices and say, hey. 2,500 people called your office today. Have you heard about public lands?”

    Ryan·2:13:30
• $URBANRENEWAL - Support for urban renewal projects as a solution to housing issues without encroaching on public lands, focusing on areas less suitable for wildlife or clean water production.

  • “We've been talking about urban renewal for how long Yeah. In this country. Right? Like, there's a lot of places that are not gonna be good for wildlife, not gonna be good for the matriculation of clean water. Yeah. They're not producing clean air. Yeah. That could be great affordable housing or just housing in general for people.”

    Ryan·2:12:34

Bearish:

• $LANDPRIVATIZATION - Strong opposition to privatizing public lands for housing development, particularly in natural areas.

  • “Put public housing in the middle of the woods? Fuck off. No.”

    Joe·2:12:26