Jesse A. Laslovich (born October 3, 1980) is an American attorney and politician who has served as the

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for the District of Montana since 2022. He previously served as a member of the

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and

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Early life and education

Laslovich was born and raised in

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. After graduating from Anaconda High School, he earned a

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degree in political science in 2003 and his

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from the

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in 2006.

Career

Laslovich has worked as an attorney for Datsopoulos, MacDonald & Lind PC of

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. He was an

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at the

School of Law. Laslovich was assistant attorney general to

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. He later served as chief legal counsel to the

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. In this role, he co-prosecuted several

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Montana legislature

In 2000, Laslovich was elected to the

, becoming the second-youngest person ever elected to the

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. In 2004, he was elected to the

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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. Laslovich resigned from the Montana Senate on February 10, 2010, to become chief legal counsel to

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Campaign for state attorney general

In 2012, Laslovich ran for

. He was narrowly defeated in the Democratic primary by state Labor Commissioner Pam Bucy, 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. He lost the general election to Republican

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U.S. attorney for Montana

On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Laslovich to be the United States attorney for the District of Montana. On January 31, 2022, his nomination was sent to the

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. On May 12, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by

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. On May 17, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by

. He was sworn in by U.S. District Judge

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on June 2, 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laslovich, Jesse 1980 births Living people 21st-century American lawyers Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives Montana lawyers Democratic Party Montana state senators People from Anaconda, Montana United States Attorneys for the District of Montana University of Montana alumni