Rep. Mary Caferro

Eleventh-session Democrat from Helena

Representing House District 81

Central Helena, Central Helena Valley

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

Caferro previously served in the Montana Senate in 2011, 2013, 2015 and 2017, as well as the House in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2019, 2021 and 2023.

Montana Free Press coverage

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Second-home tax, other property tax relief bills clear the House

Feb 27, 2025 • Eric Dietrich

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Medicaid expansion bills spur hours of testimony in first hearings

Jan 22, 2025 • Mara Silvers

Committee assignments

House Appropriations

House Transportation

Joint Appropriations Section B — Health and Human Services

Bills sponsored

📋 HB 220: Provide for a child tax credit Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 230: Generally revise Medicaid laws Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 558: Establish a nurse health corps Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 747: Authorize certain day-care centers to adopt policy regarding certain immunization exemptions Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 748: Generally revise medical marijuana purchase limits Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 749: Revise procurement laws to provide priority criteria for certain public assistance and human services contractors Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate
📋 HB 750: Provide for annual increase of Medicaid provider reimbursement rates Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 810: Revise tenant landlord laws Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Reconcil. ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 880: Establish a stabilization fund for medicaid Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 881: Revise medicaid buy-in program to include children with disabilities Mary Caferro (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✴️Senate ⚪️Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,118 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 67%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Democrats is 76%.

🔴 58%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Democrats is 66%.

🔵 86%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Democrats is 95%.

Caferro has been marked absent or excused for 48 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 19.2.

HD 81 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 11% (697 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 6% (369 votes)

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