Lea Whitford

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name= Lea Whitford

| image name=

| state_senate = Montana

| district = 8th

| term_start = January 5, 2015

| term_end = January 7, 2019

| predecessor = Shannon Augare

| successor = Susan Webber

| state_house1 = Montana

| district1 = 16th

| term_start1 = January 7, 2013

| term_end1 = January 5, 2015

| predecessor1 = Lila Evans

| successor1 = Susan Webber

| party= Democratic

| birth_date =

| birth_place =

| alma_mater=Montana State University–Northern
Montana State University

|occupation = Educator

| spouse=

| residence= Cut Bank, Montana

}}

Lea Whitford is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate who represented the 8th District from 2015 to 2019. She was previously a member of the Montana House of Representatives for the 16th District from 2013 to 2015.{{cite web |title=Lea Whitford |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lea_Whitford |access-date=28 June 2022}} She defeated former representative Lila Evans in 2012 by a margin of 1,823 to 935.{{cite web|title=2012 Unofficial General Election Results|url=http://ksenam.com/files/2012/11/Statewide-Unofficial-Results.pdf|publisher=KSEN AM 1150|accessdate=26 March 2014}}

She is a member of the Blackfeet Nation, and lives on a ranch in Cut Bank, Montana.{{cite news|title=Incumbent Lila Evans challenged by Lea Whitord for house seat|url=http://www.cutbankpioneerpress.com/glacier_reporter/news/article_96765cb3-b2e2-5430-b255-1f5a86071349.html|accessdate=26 March 2014|newspaper=Glacier Reporter|date=17 October 2012}} She has taught at Blackfeet Community College and Browning High School in Browning, Montana.