Sen. Emma Kerr-Carpenter

Fourth-session Democrat from Billings

Representing Senate District 23

Central Billings

406-894-0377 • Emma.KC@legmt.gov

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

Emma Kerr-Carpenter previously served in the Montana House in 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Committee assignments

Senate Finance and Claims

Senate Public Health, Welfare and Safety

Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services

Bills sponsored

📋 SB 140: Adopting the social work licensure compact

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Floor vote statistics

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

🥇 72%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for Senate Democrats is 72%.

🔴 62%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for Senate Democrats is 62%.

🔵 96%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for Senate Democrats is 97%.

Kerr-Carpenter has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for Senate lawmakers is 0.8.

SD 23 election results

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

Emma Kerr-Carpenter was appointed to represent SD 23 after resignation of Kathy Kelker.

General election vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Party primary vote, 2022

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 1% (100 votes)

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

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