Steve Daines will protect Montanans with preexisting conditions.

Republican Senator Steve Daines has said he would protect people with pre-existing conditions in his campaign ad, but his records show the opposite.

Republican Senator Steve Daines has said he would protect people with pre-existing conditions in his campaign ad, but his records show the opposite.Republican senators expressed support for insurance protections for people with pre-existing medical conditions, running ads at odds with their recent votes and policy positions. But Republicans for a few years have tried to cancel the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Obama’s signature health-care legislation. ACA is the law that bars insurance company discrimination against those with pre-existing conditions and provides tens of thousands of Montanans with coverage.

Senator Steve Daines of Montana, who faced Democratic opponent Governor Steve Bullock, ran a campaign ad that said Steve Daines would protect Montanans with pre-existing conditions. His official website says he supports Obamacare's full repeal and adds that they must always protect those with pre-existing conditions, without specifying how that would be achieved. Daines also voted to gut protections for people with pre-existing conditions and voted to expand other insurance plans, which are not needed to cover pre-existing conditions.

Christina Wilkes, Montana Democratic Party Communications Advisor, said that Daines misrepresented himself to Montanans. As of Nov. 12, Steve Daines has 67% votes in Montana.