Jeanne Torske
MT · Big Horn County Attorney
Jeanne Torske is the Big Horn County Attorney, elected in 2022, and leads the county's criminal prosecutions. Torske represents the Montana County Attorneys' Association on the state Commission on Courts of Limited Jurisdiction.
Where Jeanne Torske stands, based on their records
Supports
Anti-Corruption (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records)
Track record
Track record — Anti-Corruption
Anti-Corruption · 1 support
Asked the county commission to hire an outside law firm about problems at Wyola School, including unpaid payroll taxes and alleged grant fraud. Commissioners hired the firm at $250 an hour.
February 9, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption
Source: bighorncountynews.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Brought criminal endangerment charges in the 2019 death of Kaysera Stops Pretty Places. The girl's family and a national Native women's group publicly thanked her for pursuing the case.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: niwrc.org
Charged Robert Morning-Bromley III with two felony counts of criminal endangerment in the 2020 death of Selena Not Afraid, about five years after she died.
January 8, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bighorncountynews.com
Charged Veronica Dust with deliberate homicide and evidence tampering in the 2019 death of young Mildred Old Crow, whose remains were hidden for almost two years.
March 14, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Dismissed criminal charges that the previous county attorney had filed against two of the three Big Horn County commissioners, soon after taking office.
February 14, 2023
Source: bighorncountynews.com
Won the 2022 general election for Big Horn County Attorney, beating Hardin city attorney Jordan Knudsen 1,782 votes to 1,445.
November 8, 2022
Source: electionresults.mt.gov
Past race Jeanne Torske ran in:
- Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Big Horn County, Montana · incumbent