# Wendy McKamey

Wendy McKamey is a Republican member of the Montana Senate for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Montana Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2023-01-02
- Current term: MT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8f827a3b-16fe-4e09-bad0-c3e29c73d9c8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f827a3b-16fe-4e09-bad0-c3e29c73d9c8 (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

McKamey voted against the majority of Montana Senate Republicans 588 times; party unity 46%, in the bottom 5% of the Montana Senate (average 85%).

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

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

| Label | McKamey | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 37.3% | 352 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 103 donors and 892 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MT 2025–26 session)

2,812 roll calls. Attendance 98.6% (Montana Senate 98.9%). Party unity 46% (85%). 588 votes against the party majority.

## Legislation (MT 2025–26 session)

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

Recent sponsored bills:

- SR 83: Confirm governor's appointee for director of the department of military affairs (passed one chamber, 2025-04-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SR83/
- SB 287: Generally revise state finance laws (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB287/
- SB 497: Provide laws related to healthcare provider burnout (became law, 2025-05-16) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB497/
- SB 279: Adopt the dietitian licensure compact (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB279/
- SB 498: Revise election laws related to preparation procedures for primary elections (became law, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB498/
- SB 47: Enhance committee review of statewide ballot issues (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB47/
- SB 227: Revise laws related to board seals and responsibilities (became law, 2025-05-08) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB227/
- SB 242: Revise election laws related to ballot form and uniformity (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB242/
- SB 110: Revise laws relating to amusement rides and safety (became law, 2025-04-17) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB110/
- SB 499: Revise voter list maintenance procedures to apply to permanent address changes (in committee, 2025-05-23) https://openstates.org/mt/bills/2025/SB499/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.5K (State Senate Republicans median $34.5K). 100% 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.

- 2026-05-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/WendyMcKamey/status/2058811719708012756

## Links

- Official site: https://archive.legmt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/7560
- Campaign site: https://wendymckamey.com
- X: https://x.com/WendyMcKamey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100006280805463
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wendymckamey/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendy-mckamey-1a5093a7/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8f827a3b-16fe-4e09-bad0-c3e29c73d9c8