Andersen is new Justice of the Peace

Steve Andersen is the new Jefferson County Justice of the Peace.

According to County Clerk and Recorder Bonnie Ramey, Andersen was appointed by the Jefferson County Commissioners at their August 20 meeting. He was one of five candidates who filed to fill the seat of Dean Hildebrand who resigned this summer. He was sworn in Wednesday, August 21.

A resident of Montana City, Andersen was defeated by Hildebrand in the 2018 general election by a vote of 3,027 to 2,702.

Andersen will serve in the position until the next general election scheduled for November 3, 2020.