Rep. Bob Carter

Second-session Democrat from Missoula

Representing House District 96

South-central Missoula, west of Missoula

406-788-0089 • Bob.Carter@legmt.gov

Committees •Bills •Key votes •Voting stats •2024 election margin •

Carter previously served in the Montana House in 2023.

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Committee assignments

House Business and Labor

House Energy, Technology and Federal Relations

House Agriculture - Vice-chair

Bills sponsored

📋 HJ 18: Resolution supporting DC statehood Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate
📋 HB 187: Revise election laws to remove continuous tabulation requirement Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 255: Revise online data privacy laws for K-12 pupil records Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 436: Require trappers to post notice signs near trails on public lands Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 662: Revise the Montana driver privacy protection act Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 712: Provide for restitution payments to children of certain homicide victims Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 773: Revise laws related to metropolitan planning orgs and transportation planning Bob Carter (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,117 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 78%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Democrats is 76%.

🔴 68%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Democrats is 66%.

🔵 94%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Democrats is 95%.

Carter has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 96 election results

Last in-cycle for House election in 2024. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2024

Won by 21% (1,290 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 16% (1,030 votes)

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