U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senators Steve Daines and Tim Sheehy today released the below statements following the news that Kurt Alme has been officially nominated by President Trump for the position of U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana. The President of the United States nominates U.S. Attorneys based on the home state senators’ recommendations. Nominees must then be confirmed by the full U.S. Senate.
“There is no better pick than Kurt Alme to serve as our next U.S. Attorney for Montana. Kurt has an exceptional track record, having served as our U.S. Attorney during the first Trump administration and an extensive background working hand in hand with law enforcement. He will do an outstanding job cracking down on drug trafficking and crime, protecting our indigenous communities and upholding the rule of law. I look forward to confirming his nomination in the U.S. Senate as soon as possible,” said Daines.
“Kurt Alme has my full confidence to once again serve our state proudly as Montana’s U.S. Attorney. I know Kurt is committed to keeping our streets safe from deadly drugs and violent crime, enforcing the rule of law, and seeking justice for missing and murdered indigenous persons, and I look forward to voting to confirm him in the Senate,” said Sheehy.
About Kurt Alme:
Alme is a Great Falls native and graduated high school from Custer County District High School in Miles City. Alme graduated summa cum laude from the University of Colorado with his bachelor’s degree in business, cum laude from Harvard Law School and is a Harry S. Truman Scholar.
Alme previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and then First Assistant in the U.S. Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted cases in district court and argued them before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally he served as a law clerk to U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell. Alme served as Director of the Montana Department of Revenue where he oversaw all of its major civil litigation. Alme joined Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation in 2010 and in 2013, assumed the role as President and General Counsel. Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation supports the treatment of Montana youth suffering from mental health issues and substance abuse.
He has also served as a volunteer with St. Vincent Healthcare Board of Directors; Attorney General’s Intelligence Advisory Board; Billings Gazette Editorial Board; University of Montana Law School Tax Institute Advisory Committee; St. John’s Lutheran Ministries Board; MSU-Billings Law and Justice Advisory Committee; and the Mental Health Association.
Letters of Support:
Austen Knudsen – Montana Attorney General
Mike Linder – Yellowstone County Sheriff, President of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
Josh Racki – Cascade County Attorney & President of the Montana County Attorney’s Association.
Bryan Lockerby – Captain, Great Falls Police Department (Ret.) & Administrator, Montana Division of Criminal Investigation (Ret.)
Stacy Zinn –Resident Agent in Charge, DEA (MT) (Ret.)
Shelly Fyant –State Representative, HD 91 & Former CSKT Chairwoman
Bill Mercer –State Representative, HD 46, Partner, Holland & Hart, Former U.S. Associate Attorney General, & Former U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana
Kristen Pabst – Missoula County Attorney (Ret.)
Liz Moore – Former Executive Director, MT Nonprofit Association
Brian Gootkin –Director, Montana Department of Corrections, & Former Sheriff, Gallatin County
Ken Bray – Resident Agent in Charge, ATF (MT) (Ret.)
Ernie Weyand – Former Supervisory Special Agent in Charge of Eastern Montana, FBI & Former Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Coordinator, U.S. Department of Justice
Peter Habein – Former Partner at Crowley Fleck
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Contact: Matt Lloyd, Gabby Wiggins