Public lands have been a leading topic this election cycle and on Monday, Rep. Ryan Zinke stopped by the Chronicle to share his perspective. The third-term-seeking former Navy SEAL sat down with the Chronicle for an hour, fixated mostly on public lands as a bipartisan issue.
Arguing for fewer regulations and a restructuring of how public lands are managed, the congressman iterated multiple times that he does not support the sale or transfer of any public lands. Rather, he wants to change how they are managed, using a broader “landscape”-style approach to aid conservation, strengthen biodiversity and prevent wildfires.
During his time in office, Zinke has supported the Great American Outdoors Act and, most recently, he introduced the Public Lands in Public Hands Act, receiving bipartisan support.