Jesse Laslovich

Jesse Laslovich
Jesse Laslovich
United States Attorney for the District of Montana
	Nominee
	Assuming office; TBD
Appointed by	Joe Biden
Succeeding	Kurt Alme
Member of the Montana Senate; from the 43rd district
	In office; 2005 – February 2010
Succeeded by	Gene Vuckovich
Member of the Montana House of Representatives
	In office; 2001–2003
Personal details
Born	October 3, 1980; Anaconda, Montana, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Jill
Residence(s)	Helena, Montana, U.S.
Education	University of Montana (BA, JD)

Jesse A. Laslovich (born October 3, 1980) is an American attorney and politician who is the nominee to serve as United States Attorney for the District of Montana. He previously served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives and Montana Senate.

Early life and education

Laslovich was born and raised in Anaconda, Montana. After graduating from Anaconda High School, he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 2003 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Montana in 2006.[1][2]

Career

Laslovich has worked as an attorney for Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind PC of Missoula. He was an adjunct professor at the University of Montana School of Law. Laslovich was assistant attorney general to Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath. He later served as chief legal counsel to the Montana state auditor.[3][4] In this role, he co-prosecuted several Ponzi schemes.[5][6]

Montana legislature

In 2000, Laslovich was elected to the Montana House of Representatives, becoming the second-youngest person ever elected to the Montana Legislature.[7][8] In 2004, he was elected to the Montana State Senate where he represented SD 43 until 2010. During his time in the Montana Senate, he chaired the Senate Judiciary and Ethics Committees and served as assistant Democratic leader.

In 2007, Laslovich supported and voted unsuccessfully to pass out of committee SB 290 the "Implement National Popular Vote Act", which would have entered Montana into a pact to award the state's three electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote, regardless of the Montana popular vote.[9]

Laslovich resigned from the Montana Senate on February 10, 2010, to become chief legal counsel to Montana State Auditor Monica Lindeen.[3]

Campaign for state attorney general

In 2012, Laslovich ran for Montana Attorney General. He was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary by state Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy,[10] who lost the general election to Republican nominee Tim Fox.

Campaign for state auditor

On April 6, 2015, Laslovich announced his candidacy for Montana state auditor.[11] He lost the general election to Republican state Senator Matt Rosendale.

Nomination as U.S. Attorney

On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Laslovich to be the United States Attorney for the District of Montana.[12] On January 31, 2022, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[13] His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

References

"About Jesse Laslovich". Montana Standard.
Fraser, Jayme. "Jesse Laslovich". Montana Standard. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
Johnson, Charles. "State Sen. Laslovich of Anaconda resigns seat to take job in auditor's office". missoulian.com.
"Lifesaving Flights Can Come With Life-Changing Bills". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
Brandt, Angela. "Broker gets 10 years prison for Ponzi scheme". Helena Independent Record.
Bermes, Whitney (June 19, 2014). "Convicted Belgrade Ponzi schemer lashes out following sentencing". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
"Montanan". montanan.umt.edu.
"Spring 2001 Montanan - Political Prodigy". archive.umt.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
"Archived copy". electoral-college.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
"Biden to nominate Jesse Laslovich for Montana U.S. Attorney".
Mike, Dennison. "Democrat Jesse Laslovich running for Montana auditor". missoulian.com.
"President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 26, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 31, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "About Jesse Laslovich". Montana Standard.

[2] Fraser, Jayme. "Jesse Laslovich". Montana Standard. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[missoulian.com-3] Johnson, Charles. "State Sen. Laslovich of Anaconda resigns seat to take job in auditor's office". missoulian.com.

[4] "Lifesaving Flights Can Come With Life-Changing Bills". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[5] Brandt, Angela. "Broker gets 10 years prison for Ponzi scheme". Helena Independent Record.

[6] Bermes, Whitney (June 19, 2014). "Convicted Belgrade Ponzi schemer lashes out following sentencing". Bozeman Daily Chronicle. Retrieved 16 February 2022.

[7] "Montanan". montanan.umt.edu.

[8] "Spring 2001 Montanan - Political Prodigy". archive.umt.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-26.

[9] "Archived copy". electoral-college.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[10] "Biden to nominate Jesse Laslovich for Montana U.S. Attorney".

[11] Mike, Dennison. "Democrat Jesse Laslovich running for Montana auditor". missoulian.com.

[January26-12] "President Biden Announces Six New Nominees to Serve as U.S. Attorneys" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 26, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[13] "Press Release: Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 31, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.