Alex R Nixon
MT · Carbon County Attorney
Alex Nixon has been Carbon County Attorney, the county's elected prosecutor, since 2009, and the office has prosecuted homicides, sexual assaults and crimes against children. Nixon's priorities include fully prosecuting domestic violence and expanding victim services and treatment courts.
Where Alex R Nixon stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Wrote to Red Lodge's mayor that a city police drug raid in Bearcreek relied on a search warrant obtained by misrepresentation. He and the sheriff then required county sign-off on city warrants served outside city limits.
January 27, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: montana-mint.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Wrote to Red Lodge's mayor that a city police drug raid in Bearcreek relied on a search warrant obtained by misrepresentation. He and the sheriff then required county sign-off on city warrants served outside city limits.
January 27, 2016Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: montana-mint.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Presented evidence at a coroner's inquest into a sheriff's sergeant who hit and killed two men at a crash scene at about 113 mph. The jury found the deaths accidental and that he should not be charged.
June 9, 2023
Source: kpax.com
Explained county power over marijuana businesses at a county commission hearing. He raised safety concerns about shed and kiosk dispensaries without permanent buildings.
February 10, 2022
Source: carbonmt.gov
A federal civil rights suit against him, the former sheriff and Carbon County over trespass citations given to a Roberts couple was dismissed with prejudice by agreement of all parties.
July 29, 2019
Source: govinfo.gov
Track record — Candidate Ethics
Candidate Ethics · 1 record
Offered to resign as county attorney the morning after a drunk-driving arrest; county commissioners declined. He also published a letter apologizing to county residents.
March 17, 2023
Source: carboncountynews.com
Past race Alex R Nixon ran in:
- County Attorney · November 3, 2026 · Carbon County, Montana · incumbent