Kelsie Whitney Harwood
Democratic · MT · Blaine County Attorney
Kelsie W. Harwood is the Blaine County Attorney, serving as the county's public prosecutor and legal adviser to county officials, a post she has held since 2015. She is vice-president of the Montana County Attorneys' Association and chairs its training committee.
Where Kelsie Whitney Harwood stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Represented the state with the Attorney General when the Montana Supreme Court upheld the denial of a new hearing for Laurence Jackson Jr., convicted in the 2003 shooting death of a Blaine County deputy.
September 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: courtlistener.com
Testified before a Montana House committee against House Bill 356, a bill to ban anonymous reports of child abuse and neglect.
February 17, 2021Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: archive.legmt.gov
Represented the state with the Attorney General when the Montana Supreme Court upheld the denial of Isaiah Morsette's bid to overturn his 2011 sexual assault conviction.
November 15, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: courtlistener.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Served as vice president of the Montana County Attorneys' Association, the statewide prosecutors' group, and chaired its training committee.
January 13, 2026
Source: mtcoattorneysassn.org
Lost State v. Carrywater at the Montana Supreme Court. The court ruled a Blaine County deputy had no grounds to widen a traffic stop into a drug search, and threw out the drug conviction her office won.
July 5, 2022
Source: courtlistener.com
Spoke to a legislative committee on a study of court hearings after children are removed from homes. The committee then named her the county attorneys' member of its work group.
September 22, 2021
Source: archive.legmt.gov
Past race Kelsie Whitney Harwood ran in:
- County Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Blaine County, Montana · incumbent