Emma Kerr-Carpenter | |
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Member of the MontanaHouseofRepresentatives from the 49th district | |
Assumed office July 10, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Kelly McCarthy |
Personal details | |
Born | Watertown,New York,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Boston University (BA) |
Emma Kerr-Carpenter is an American politician serving as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from the 49th district. She was appointed to the House on July 10,2018,succeeding Kelly McCarthy. [1]
Kerr-Carpenter was born in Watertown,New York. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and religion from Boston University. [2]
After graduating from college,Kerr-Carpenter taught English in Belo Horizonte,Brazil. She then relocated to Billings,Montana,where she became a family support specialist for the Family Support Network. She joined Youth Dynamics of Montana in 2015 as a youth case manager and has since worked as the organization's marketing and education coordinator. In 2018,when incumbent representative Kelly McCarthy announced that he was moving to Australia,Kerr-Carpenter was appointed to fill his vacant seat in the Montana House of Representatives. She won a full term in November 2018 and was re-elected in 2020. [3] [4]
Kerr-Carpenter lives in Billings,Montana with her husband,Dan. [5]
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