Nemont Board Election: Meet the Candidates

Adam Carney (District 1)

As a fifth-generation farmer from Daniels County, my roots run deep in the north Peerless Coal Creek community where I grew up. After graduating from Scobey High School, I pursued a Business Management degree at the University of Montana. Now, my wife and I cultivate a diverse range of small grain crops and pulses right here on our farm.

My involvement in agriculture has extended beyond our fields. I've had the privilege of serving as a Director for the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee and as a member of the Northern Crop Institute Board. As a business owner myself, I understand firsthand the critical role that communication and connectivity play in today's world. I've always been driven by a passion to address the unmet needs within our frontier communities.

Since becoming a father, my motivation to see Nemont flourish for the next generation in rural Montana has only grown stronger. For the past six years, I've been honored to serve on the Nemont Board of Directors. My mission is clear: to ensure that cell phone and internet services remain reliable throughout Northeastern Montana. I am deeply committed to bringing progress through positive changes, all with the goal of securing a profitable and sustainable future for Nemont.

Matt Stentoft  (District 1)

I was born and raised in Scobey.  After graduating from High school in '99, I attended Dickinson State University, where I met my wonderful wife, Melinda.  While attending DSU, I joined the Montana Army National Guard (MTARNG) in 2001.  I took a semester off to attend training, and before I could complete my degree, I was mobilized to Fort Bliss, TX in 2004.  While on that mobilization, a job opening came up in Culbertson, MT to work full time for the MTARNG.  I was selected for the job, and we moved to Culbertson upon my return from Ft. Bliss.  I worked as an Active Guard Reservist for eight years and completed my bachelor's degree online.  In 2012, my unit was deployed to Afghanistan, and upon my return, I was looking for something closer to home to help on my family's farm South of Scobey.  The opportunity to buy an insurance agency (Lekvold and Associates in Scobey) came up, and we were able to return home.  We moved back in 2014 with four kids (Addison, Aydan, Ava, and Arayah) and had one more (Alea) in 2018. 

My priorities are God, Family, work, and hobbies.  My hobbies include following my kids to their activities, helping on the farm, and being part of the MT Honor Guard, VFW, and American Legion.  I cherish our small communities and want to do as much as possible to maintain the rural Montana way of life.  I feel like CO OPs like Nemont are a big part of that, and I would like to do what I can to ensure it, along with all of the other businesses in NE MT, thrives.