for Tester's resignation and said that the allegations against Jackson were false. According to CNN, four sources familiar with the allegation that Jackson drunkenly banged on the door of a female colleague confirmed it. The Secret Service said it could not verify any of the allegations. Johnny Isakson, the Republican chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, defended Tester, saying he had no problem with Tester's handling of Jackson's nomination. Impeachment of Donald Trump Tester voted to convict Trump during both of his impeachment trials. Bibliography Grounded: A Senator's Lessons on Winning Back Rural America (2020) Electoral history Personal life During Tester's senior year in college, he married Sharla Bitz. Like Tester, she comes from an agricultural family and grew up in north-central Montana. They have three children. Before his election to the Senate, Tester had never lived more than two hours away from his north-central Montana farm. In addition to his Montana farm, Tester owns a home in Washington, D.C. A January 2012 profile of Tester focused on the fact that he butchers and brings his own meat with him to Washington. He said "Taking meat with us is just something that we do ... We like our own meat." See also Dark Money (film) References External links Senator Jon Tester official U.S. Senate website Jon Tester for Senate |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- |- 1956 births Living people 21st-century American politicians American amputees American music educators American people of English descent American people of Swedish descent American politicians with disabilities Democratic Party United States senators from Montana Farmers from Montana Members of the Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) Democratic Party Montana state senators People from Chouteau County, Montana Presidents of the Montana Senate School board members in Montana University of Providence alumni