# Mary Ann Dunwell

Mary Ann Dunwell is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate for district 42.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Montana Senate, district 42
- Serving since: 2023-01-02
- Current term: MT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3e82bb94-a815-40d2-b125-b9884517b1c3

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e82bb94-a815-40d2-b125-b9884517b1c3 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Dunwell has 12 classified statements in the MT 2025–26 session.

## What Dunwell says (MT 2025–26 session)

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Dunwell | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 8.3% | 2.4% | 25 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.3% | 28 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 83.3% | 42.9% | 2 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 16.7% | 3.4% | 6 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 41.7% | 16.1% | 13 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 40% (State Senate Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Crime and Law Enforcement 20% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%); Education 20% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Health 20% (State Senate Democrats 17%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.71 (standard error 0.02), from 509 donors and 900 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MT 2025–26 session)

2,812 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Montana Senate 98.9%). Party unity 95.8% (85%). 270 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (MT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0.

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 189: Lower residential, commercial, and agricultural property tax rates (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB189/
- SB 496: Providing a use policy for the executive residence when the governor has an alternate residence (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB496/
- SJ 45: Interim study to determine a use policy for the executive residence when the governor has an alternate residence (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SJ45/
- SJ 38: Provide for study of property taxes (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SJ38/
- SB 125: Revise laws related to community homes for people with developmental disabilities (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB125/
- SB 126: Revise tenant moveout laws (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB126/
- SB 139: Eliminate clergy exemption in mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB139/
- SB 169: Revise intangible personal property exemption (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB169/
- SB 512: Provide disclosure of certain corporate property tax settlements (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB512/
- SJ 25: Interim study of ways to increase inclusion of disabled Montanans in government (passed one chamber, 2023-05-08) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2023/SJ25/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $63.3K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 93% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1892728325849968873
- 2025-02-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1892417642436178419
- 2025-02-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1891518740929360146
- 2025-02-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1890406706607427729
- 2025-02-13 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1890118653368234185
- 2025-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1887144215249043868
- 2025-01-29 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1884598967352324270
- 2025-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1882199750478590193
- 2025-01-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1881137560875098205
- 2025-01-06 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/mtmaryann/status/1876304121361568201

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/7493
- X: https://x.com/mtmaryann
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MaryAnnDunwellforSD42/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryanndunwell/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-ann-dunwell-96888429/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3e82bb94-a815-40d2-b125-b9884517b1c3