(Photo provided by Tim Sheehy for Montana)

Montana GOP Senate candidate Tim Sheehy has been featuring his company Bridger Aerospace in his political ads, drawing conflict of interest questions since the company holds several government contracts.

Sheehy’s most recent ad features the former U.S. Marine boasting about his company providing hundreds of jobs in Montana, with several of the Bridger’s aircraft appearing. In a press release from June, Bridger’s board of directors commended Sheehy’s Senate campaign and confirmed that he would remain the chief executive officer despite his political pursuits. This directly contradicts the company’s own code of conduct and ethics, which prohibits employees from getting paid if they run for public office.

“Work time may be considered the equivalent of a contribution by the Company,” the code reads, originally published by NBC News. “Therefore, Company Personnel will not be paid by the Company for any time spent running for public office, serving as an elected official or campaigning for a political candidate.”

In a statement to NBC News, a spokesperson for Bridger said the company established new protocols to “ensure that the company does not facilitate any activity that would violate company policy or federal campaign finance laws.”

Sheehy has also garnered criticism for his public skepticism on climate change despite the fact that Bridger primarily fights wildfires that are becoming more frequent and severed due to climate change. Sheehy also praised the U.S. Supreme Court when they struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan despite his company receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt forgiveness through the Payment Protection Program.

Sheehy is the most prominent candidate to announce his candidacy in the Montana Senate race so far, which is currently considered a toss-up and ripe for a Republican pick up next year. Although Sheehy is a political newcomer, he has the support of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) and several other GOP senators in his effort to flip Sen. Jon Tester’s (D) seat.