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Commissioners appoint Emma Kerr Carpenter to fill Senate District 23; she is sworn in
Summary
On Dec. 3, the Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners appointed Representative Emma Kerr Carpenter to fill the vacant Senate District 23 seat and administered the oath of office immediately. Carpenter, currently serving in House District 46, cited experience on policy and appropriations committees and named crime and cost of living as top local concerns.
The Yellowstone County Board of County Commissioners on Dec. 3 appointed Representative Emma Kerr Carpenter to fill the vacant Senate District 23 seat and swore her into office during the same meeting.
Carpenter, who identified herself as serving in House District 46, told the commissioners she has served on policy committees and in the House appropriations subcommittee that handles public safety funding. "I currently am serving in House District 46," she said during an on-the-record interview, adding that she has long planned to run for the Senate and wants to continue representing the…
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