Kurt Alme

Candidate for U.S. Senate from Montana (2026)

Kurt Alme is a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana, having held the post from 2017 to 2020 and again from March 2025 to March 2026. He is the Republican nominee for Montana's open U.S. Senate seat in 2026, having won the June 2, 2026 primary after Sen. Steve Daines withdrew and endorsed him.

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Running for: Candidate for U.S. Senate from Montana (2026)
Running in: Montana
Public role: 2026 general-election candidate
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Education: University of Colorado (bachelor's degree, business); Harvard Law School (law degree)
Most recent office: U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana (2017 to 2020; March 2025 to March 2026)
Earlier posts: Director, Montana Department of Revenue; budget director for Gov. Greg Gianforte; president and general counsel, Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation (from 2013)
2026 race: Republican nominee, U.S. Senate, Montana (open seat)

Background

Biography

Kurt Alme was born in Great Falls, Montana, and graduated from Custer County District High School in Miles City. He earned a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Colorado and a law degree from Harvard Law School, then clerked for U.S. District Judge Charles Lovell. He served as director of the Montana Department of Revenue under Gov. Judy Martz, and from 2003 to 2010 as an assistant U.S. attorney for Montana. From 2010 he worked at the Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation, as president and general counsel from 2013. He was U.S. Attorney for Montana from 2017 to 2020 and again from March 2025 to March 2026, and between those terms was budget director for Gov. Greg Gianforte. He lives in Billings. He filed for U.S. Senate on March 4, 2026, after Sen. Steve Daines withdrew and endorsed him. He won the June 2 Republican primary over Lee Calhoun and Charles Walking Child and faces Democrat Alani Bankhead and independent Seth Bodnar on November 3.

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Kurt Alme

Candidate for U.S. Senate from Montana (2026)

Public record

Office and sources

Running for: Candidate for U.S. Senate from Montana (2026)
Running in: Montana
Public role: 2026 general-election candidate
Record includes: Source-linked checks, statements, and coverage
Education: University of Colorado (bachelor's degree, business); Harvard Law School (law degree)
Most recent office: U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana (2017 to 2020; March 2025 to March 2026)
Earlier posts: Director, Montana Department of Revenue; budget director for Gov. Greg Gianforte; president and general counsel, Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Foundation (from 2013)
2026 race: Republican nominee, U.S. Senate, Montana (open seat)

Background

Biography

Voting record

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Candidate for U.S. Senate from Montana (2026) is an executive office. The Baseline will not manufacture a congressional voting score for it; sourced checks, statements, and coverage appear below.

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Biography

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Biography

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Published claim checks

Also from Montana