# Emma Kerr-Carpenter

Emma Kerr-Carpenter is a Democratic member of the Montana Senate for district 23.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Montana Senate, district 23
- Serving since: 2018-07-20
- Current term: MT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/86031b2b-034f-4791-8c0e-b0dd4d776eb6

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86031b2b-034f-4791-8c0e-b0dd4d776eb6 (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

Kerr-Carpenter sits at −0.43 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 81% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.43 (standard error 0.02), from 159 donors and 897 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 81% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (MT 2025–26 session)

2,812 roll calls. Attendance 99.4% (Montana Senate 98.9%). Party unity 89% (85%). 139 votes against the party majority.

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.7K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 85% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/5108
- Campaign site: https://emmaformontana.org
- X: https://x.com/EmmaForMontana
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emmaformontana/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmaformontana
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-kerr-carpenter-b701b035/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/86031b2b-034f-4791-8c0e-b0dd4d776eb6