Kurt Alme
RFormer U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana (Oct. 2025–March 2026)
Advanced from the Republican primary on June 2, 2026; entered the race March 4, 2026 after Sen. Steve Daines withdrew and endorsed him.
Kurt Alme is the Republican nominee for the open Montana U.S. Senate seat. He is an attorney who served as U.S. Attorney for Montana, budget director under Gov. Greg Gianforte, and director of the Montana Department of Revenue under Gov. Judy Martz, before entering the race when Sen. Steve Daines withdrew and endorsed him.[1]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
In their words — priorities
- Says he is running to protect veterans, defend the Second Amendment, keep transgender girls and women out of women's and girls' sports, support farmers and ranchers, protect public lands, and secure elections.[1]
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado in 1989 and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1992.[2]
- Was a partner at the law firm Crowley Fleck.[1]
- Served as director of the Montana Department of Revenue under Gov. Judy Martz (R) and as budget director under Gov. Greg Gianforte (R).[1]
- Served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana from October 7, 2025 until leaving office on March 4, 2026 to run for Senate.[2]
Campaign money
Raised $2.0M · spent $534K · $1.5M cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗