Travis R. Ahner
Republican · MT · Flathead County Attorney
Travis R. Ahner has served two terms as Flathead County Attorney, leading the office that prosecutes crimes in the county. Ahner's priorities include keeping the office fully staffed with competitive prosecutor pay and clearing the case backlog.
Where Travis R. Ahner 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
Prosecuted Steven Hedrick for the 2023 shooting death of a man at a Whitefish motel. A jury convicted Hedrick of deliberate homicide.
January 19, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailyinterlake.com
Asked for and won county approval for two more prosecutor jobs, paying $84,000 to $90,000, to handle a growing felony caseload.
September 4, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Prosecuted a man who shot a homeowner during a 2022 Kalispell break-in, and a jury found him guilty of deliberate homicide. The Montana Supreme Court upheld the verdict in 2026.
March 16, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: dailyinterlake.com
Prosecuted Bradley Hillious for killing his wife, winning a jury conviction and a 100-year prison sentence on March 8, 2022.
March 8, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Filled all 15 prosecutor jobs in his office for the first time in nearly three years, after changing the pay scale to pay experienced prosecutors more.
November 21, 2024
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Asked the Montana Justice Department to take over three homicide cases because his office was short of prosecutors. County commissioners approved the request.
March 14, 2024
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Publicly defended his office's handling of a case it prosecuted against a man accused of wiring his partner's shower to shock her. The plea deal gave the man a suspended sentence.
January 26, 2023
Source: yahoo.com
Moved to dismiss a murder charge against James Quen of Martin City. He cited weak forensic evidence, uncooperative witnesses, and a strong self-defense claim.
December 31, 2018
Source: nbcmontana.com
Past race Travis R. Ahner ran in:
- County Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Flathead County, Montana · incumbent