Tester to skip DNC in Chicago as he looks to hold onto Senate seat in red Montana

Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., is skipping the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this month when the party will rally around Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, opting to stay in Montana ahead of a tight race to keep his Senate seat. 

A spokesperson for the longtime Montana Democrat told Fox News Digital that Tester "plans to spend his August farming and meeting face to face with Montanans."

Harris, who formally became the Democratic nominee for president last week...