County Attorney
What does this office do?
- Deciding which crimes get charged and which are dropped
- Making plea deals and asking for sentences
- Working with police on criminal cases
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Public Safety and Crime Control, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
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.
Records: Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties 1 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Nonpartisan
Dennison Butler is a Red Lodge attorney who has prosecuted cases as Red Lodge city attorney for five years and has also worked as a criminal defense lawyer. His priorities include support for domestic violence victims and treatment courts and diversion for nonviolent first-time offenders.
Sources: carbonmt.gov2