Kelly McCarthy (born March 28, 1966) is an American politician who served as a member of the

Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of 100 members, the House elects its leadership every two years. Composition of the House In the event that the parti ...

from 2013 to 2015 and again from 2015 to 2018.

Career

He was first elected to District 51 of the House of Representatives in 2012, after which he assumed that office on January 7, 2013. McCarthy served District 51 until being redistricted in 2015. Kelly McCarthy now represents District 49, which encompasses part of

Billings Billings is the most populous 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 Billin ...

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. In 2017, McCarthy ran for Montana's at-large United States House of Representatives district in a

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caused by Ryan Zinke's elevation to

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. McCarthy failed to secure the nomination at the Democratic convention. McCarthy resigned from office in 2018 after announcing that he would join his wife in

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. Emma Kerr-Carpenter was selected to succeed him in the House.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McCarthy, Kelly Living people 1965 births Democratic Party members of the Montana House of Representatives Politicians from Billings, Montana 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature