| Lea Whitford | |
| 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 |
| Occupation: | Educator |
| 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.[1] She defeated former representative Lila Evans in 2012 by a margin of 1,823 to 935.[2]
She is a member of the Blackfeet Nation, and lives on a ranch in Cut Bank, Montana.[3] She has taught at Blackfeet Community College and Browning High School in Browning, Montana.