Kurt Alme — Candidate Profile

Party: Republican

Running in: Montana Senate Race

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Kurt Alme

RepublicanMontana Senate Race
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Summary

Kurt Alme is an officeholder of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, assuming office on October 7, 2025. Kurt was born in Great Falls, attended high school in Miles City, and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. After law school, Alme clerked for U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell in Montana, and practiced law at the regional law firm now known as Crowley Fleck. A native Montanan, Kurt graduated from Custer County District High School in Miles City. Kurt is married to Sandra, they live in Billings and have two grown children.

Background

Kurt G. Alme served from March 2025 through March 2026 as the United States attorney for the District of Montana. He resigned in March 2026 in order to run in the 2026 United States Senate election in Montana as a Republican. He also served as the U.S. attorney from 2017 to 2020 during the first Trump administration. After stepping down in December 2020, Alme became the budget director in Montana Governor Greg Gianforte's administration.

Sources

  1. Daily Montanan - Kurt Alme files for U.S. Senate
  2. The Hill - Donald Trump backs Kurt Alme