Montana state Sen. Jonathan Windy Boy restarted his Democratic primary campaign for the U.S. House seat representing Montana's Eastern Congressional District Wednesday, three weeks after suspending the bid following sexual abuse allegations. Windy Boy signaled the move with a text message sent to reporters linking to his campaign website, which had been updated to reflect the campaign's revival.

The suspension came in mid-April after the allegations surfaced, and Windy Boy's return to the race injects renewed uncertainty into a Democratic primary that had been taking shape without him. The Eastern District seat — one of Montana's two U.S. House seats created after the state gained a second congressional district — covers a vast stretch of eastern Montana including reservations, agricultural communities and small cities.

Windy Boy, who represents a district in the Hi-Line area of north-central Montana in the state Senate, had been one of the more prominent Democratic names in the eastern race before stepping back. His return does not resolve the underlying allegations, and it remains to be seen how primary voters and party officials respond to his re-entry. The Democratic primary field and timeline will continue to develop ahead of the 2026 election cycle.