US EditionFormer Montana Senate President Ellsworth charged with official misconduct over no-bid contract
Jason Ellsworth faces misdemeanor charges for circumventing procurement rules to award $170,000 in state contracts to a friend, prompting suspension requests by prosecutors.
- The Montana Department of Justice charged Sen. Ellsworth with criminal misconduct and sought his suspension from office.
- Ellsworth allegedly contracted with a friend to track proposed laws related to Republican efforts without following proper procedures.
- The Senate censured Ellsworth in April, banned him from the floor and committees, and previously voted to refer a criminal investigation.
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State DOJ charges Ellsworth
Montana Sen. Jason Ellsworth, a Hamilton Republican, was charged on Thursday by the state justice department after attempting to circumvent the proper contract procedure to arrange a $171,000 business deal for a longtime friend and business associate.
Daily Montanan
KULR-TVAG’s office charges former Senate President Ellsworth with official misconduct
Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, apologized for the appearance of impropriety, but maintains he did no wrongdoing in signing a contract with a friend in a way that avoided state procurement protocol. The Senate moved to expel him, and later to censure him, but both motions ultimately failed. The GOP had called on him to resign, but Ellsworth did not do so. (Keila Szpaller/The Daily Montanan)Hamilton Sen. Jason Ellsworth will be charged with mis…
Associated Press News
Former Montana Senate President Ellsworth charged with official misconduct over no-bid contract
Former Republican state Senate President Jason Ellsworth will be charged with misdemeanor official misconduct for allegedly attempting to award $171,100 worth of government work to a longtime friend and business partner, the state Department of Justice said.
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Former Senate President Ellsworth charged with official misconduct
Former Republican state Senate President Jason Ellsworth will be charged with misdemeanor official misconduct for allegedly attempting to award $170,100 worth of government work to a longtime friend and business partner, the state Department of Justice said Thursday. Attorneys for the Department of Justice announced the charge against the legislator from Hamilton on Thursday and requested that the court suspend Ellsworth from serving until judgm…
Montana Standard
State DOJ charges Sen. Ellsworth with criminal misconduct, seeks suspension from office
This charging decision against Hamilton Republican Sen. Jason Ellsworth is a major inflection point in what has been a months-long saga that helped define the 2025 legislative session.
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