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Allen Fulton

Republican · MT · Rosebud County Sheriff

Allen Fulton has been Rosebud County Sheriff since an appointment to the post in 2016, leading the county's law enforcement office and jail in Forsyth.

Where Allen Fulton 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

  • Recommended buying a $139,000 full-body scanner for the county jail, the only bid received. Commissioners approved it 2-0.

    October 17, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: rosebudcountymt.gov

  • Backed a $1,075-a-month contract to build and maintain a new sheriff's office computer network, saying it brought the system into FBI compliance. Commissioners approved it 3-0.

    February 28, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: rosebudcountymt.gov

  • Recommended a new computer-aided 911 dispatch system from Central Square after researching options with the dispatch supervisor. Commissioners bought it 3-0 for $277,428.90, the lower of two bids.

    March 29, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: rosebudcountymt.gov

  • As president of the Montana Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, his group asked state lawmakers to study how crime-control grants reach local police, oversee officer training standards, and review DUI laws.

    June 26, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

    Source: archive.legmt.gov

Track record — General

General · 1 record

  • After commissioners moved the jail out from under the sheriff, he and the jail supervisor reported problems with the split. Commissioners voted 3-0 to put the jail back under the sheriff, which he called best for the department.

    July 15, 2025

    Source: rosebudcountymt.gov

Track record — Candidate Ethics

Candidate Ethics · 1 record

  • Montana's officer standards council (POST) put his law enforcement certification on a one-year stayed suspension with probation, under a settlement after an October 2022 domestic dispute. He said he took his wife's phone because the bill was unpaid.

    August 21, 2023

    Source: ktvq.com

Past race Allen Fulton ran in:

  • Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Rosebud County, Montana · incumbent