C. Kristine (Byron) White
Republican · MT · Rosebud County Attorney
Kristine White has been Rosebud County Attorney since at least 2018 and also serves as Forsyth city prosecutor. White represents Montana county attorneys on the state council that sets training standards for police and other public safety officers.
Where C. Kristine (Byron) White stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Filed a felony embezzlement charge against a deputy county treasurer accused of taking more than $300,000 of Rosebud County money starting in 2017.
February 3, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: bozemandailychronicle.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
As Rosebud County Attorney, defended a felony drunk-driving sentence. The Montana Supreme Court upheld the required $5,000 fine but sent the case back to check the man's ability to pay (2026 MT 135).
June 30, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: juddocumentservice.mt.gov
Filed a felony embezzlement charge against a deputy county treasurer accused of taking more than $300,000 of Rosebud County money starting in 2017.
February 3, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bozemandailychronicle.com
As Rosebud County Attorney, defended a second incest conviction won at a jury trial. The Montana Supreme Court upheld the conviction (2023 MT 63).
April 11, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: juddocumentservice.mt.gov
As Rosebud County Attorney, defended an incest conviction her office won at a jury trial. The Montana Supreme Court upheld the conviction (2021 MT 15).
January 26, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: juddocumentservice.mt.gov
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Took on Forsyth city prosecution work under a city-county deal approved 2-1. She receives $670 a month extra, and her total pay stays below a district judge's salary.
December 17, 2024
Source: rosebudcountymt.gov
Asked commissioners for outside legal help as court cases rose. They approved a contract lawyer at $125 an hour to write court filings for her office, 3-0.
April 25, 2023
Source: rosebudcountymt.gov
Advised county commissioners to drop the county's formal intervenor role in NorthWestern Energy's request to buy more of Colstrip Unit 4 and to file public comments instead. Commissioners followed her advice 3-0.
June 30, 2020
Source: rosebudcountymt.gov
Past race C. Kristine (Byron) White ran in:
- County Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Rosebud County, Montana · incumbent