# Sherry Essmann

Sherry Essmann is a Republican member of the Montana House for district 49.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Montana House, district 49
- Serving since: 2021-06-11
- Current term: MT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a010acb1-3638-4369-ac44-23ce1661b36f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a010acb1-3638-4369-ac44-23ce1661b36f (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

Essmann reported $150 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.16 (standard error 0.02), from 108 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 20% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MT 2025–26 session)

2,755 roll calls. Attendance 99.7% (Montana House 99.2%). Party unity 74% (89%). 390 votes against the party majority.

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $150 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://leg.mt.gov/legislator-information/roster/individual/7499
- Campaign site: https://www.sherryessmann.com
- X: https://x.com/SherryEssmann
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sherry.essmann
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/housedistrict52
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sherryessmann/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sherry-essmann-01994616/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a010acb1-3638-4369-ac44-23ce1661b36f