Sen. Daniel Emrich

Second-session Republican from Great Falls

Representing Senate District 11

North and East Great Falls, Malmstrom Air Force Base

406-781-3955 • daniel.emrich@legmt.gov

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

Daniel Emrich previously served in the Montana Senate in 2023.

Committee assignments

Senate Judiciary

Senate Education and Cultural Resources

Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety

Senate Rules

Senate Legislative Administration - Vice-chair

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 13: Remove Supreme Court original jurisdiction for ballot review Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 34: Clarify laws related to k-12 school districts Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 35: Clarify enrollment counts for early literacy jumpstart program Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 36: Remove expired contingency language related to generating unit closure Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 37: Clarify calculations for significant enrollment increases Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 41: Requiring substitution of district court judges by random selection Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅Senate ✴️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 42: Provide for the partisan election of judges and justices Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✴️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 43: Generally revise injunctive powers of the judiciary Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 44: Generally revise laws regarding the separation of powers doctrine Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ❌Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.
📋 SB 50: Generally revise laws related to child abuse and neglect investigations Daniel Emrich (R)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✴️1st Cmte. ⚪️Senate ⚪️House ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 152 Senate floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 78%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for Senate Republicans is 89%.

🔴 87%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for Senate Republicans is 92%.

🔵 51%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for Senate Republicans is 62%.

Emrich has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 0.8.

SD 11 election results

Last in-cycle for Senate election in 2022. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2022

Won by 6% (407 votes)

Party primary vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 24% (2,178 votes)

Senators elected in 2022 were assigned new districts during the 2023 redistricting cycle.

Montana Free Press coverage

📰 Capitolized

Declining decorum in Senate Judiciary

Jan 30, 2025 • Tom Lutey

📰 2025 Legislature

Republican-majority Legislature arrives in Helena, gavels in new session

Jan 6, 2025 • Tom Lutey

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