Matt Jennings was appointed by the Missoula County commissioners as interim county attorney on March 14, 2024 in advance of the retirement of Kirsten Pabst at the end of March. He ran in the general election in November 2024 and will continue serving the remainder of Pabst’s term, which runs through 2026.

Jennings has worked in the County Attorney’s Office since 2014 and served as the chief criminal deputy attorney from 2019 to his appointment as interim county attorney. He previously clerked for retired District Court Judge Karen Townsend and worked as a legislative assistant for U.S. Sen. Jon Tester in Washington, D.C. He earned both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Montana. Prior to starting law school, Jennings worked as a vice president of government affairs for a renewable energy company.