Emma Kerr-Carpenter is an American politician serving as a member of the

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from the 49th district. She was appointed to the House on July 10, 2018, succeeding

Kelly McCarthy Kelly McCarthy (born March 28, 1966) is an American politician who served as a member of the Montana House of Representatives from 2013 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2018. Career He was first elected to District 51 of the House of Representati ...

Early life and education

Kerr-Carpenter was born in

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. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in international relations and religion from

Boston University Boston University (BU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with its original campu ...

Career

After graduating from college, Kerr-Carpenter taught English in

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. She then relocated to

Billings, Montana Billings is the largest city in the U.S. state of Montana, with a population of 117,116 as of the 2020 census. Located in the south-central portion of the state, it is the seat of Yellowstone County and the principal city of the Billings Metrop ...

, 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

announced that he was moving to

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, Kerr-Carpenter was appointed to fill his vacant seat in the

. She won a full term in November 2018 and was re-elected in 2020.

Personal life

Kerr-Carpenter lives in

with her husband, Dan.

References

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