Josh McQuillan
MT · Carbon County Sheriff/Coroner
Josh McQuillan has been Carbon County Sheriff and Coroner since 2015 after serving as a deputy from 2001 and a lieutenant for eight years. McQuillan's priorities include staff training and equipment, the school resource officer program, and coordinated handling of domestic violence cases.
Where Josh McQuillan stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Proposed restructuring the county 911 dispatch center on June 25, 2024 to ease staff burnout by spreading supervisor duties across more staff.
June 25, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: carbonmt.gov
Was directed by commissioners on March 21, 2023 to build an in-house pretrial monitoring program after the county ended its outside contract. He cited a shortage of jail space.
March 21, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: carbonmt.gov
Spoke at a public meeting for the proposed $19 million county jail, reported July 22, 2021. He said driving inmates to other counties' jails pulled deputies off patrol.
July 22, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ktvq.com
Reached a deal with the Red Lodge police chief on prisoner transports, reported to commissioners on March 7, 2019. City officers now hold prisoners until a county transport is available.
March 7, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: carbonmt.gov
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Opposed an amendment Fromberg sought to its law enforcement contract with the county, made after his office investigated a Fromberg reserve deputy. Commissioners rejected it on July 15, 2025.
July 15, 2025
Source: carbonmt.gov
Favored shrinking the proposed county jail from 100 beds to about 50, citing staffing and fewer beds contracted by other counties. Commissioners relayed his view to architects on February 3, 2021.
February 3, 2021
Source: carbonmt.gov
Past race Josh McQuillan ran in:
- Sheriff/Coroner · November 3, 2026 · Carbon County, Montana · incumbent