---
title: "Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: Montana campaign finance"
description: "Money reported by Emma Kerr-Carpenter as a candidate for House District No. 49 in the 2020 Montana election."
type: "candidacy"
name: "Emma Kerr-Carpenter"
slug: "candidacies/emma-kerr-carpenter-g239830-2020-house-district-no-49-c16400"
candidate_id: 16400
election_year: 2020
office: "House District No. 49"
office_plain: "House District 49"
also_known_as:
  - "EMMA KERR-CARPENTER"
  - "Emma Kerr Carpenter"
  - "Emma KerrCarpenter"
  - "Kerr-Carpenter Emma"
  - "Rep. Emma Kerr-Carpenter"
  - "Sen. Emma Kerr-Carpenter"
party: "Democratic"
person_page: "/people/emma-kerr-carpenter-g239830"
public_url: "https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/16400"
data_through: "2026-10-08"
generated_at: "2026-10-08"
source: "Montana Commissioner of Political Practices (CERS)"
---

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# Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: Montana campaign finance

In 2020, Emma Kerr-Carpenter ran for House District No. 49 as a Democratic candidate. This page holds the money reported for that candidacy only. Emma Kerr-Carpenter's other candidacies are listed on [Emma Kerr-Carpenter's candidate record](/people/emma-kerr-carpenter-g239830). Data through 2026-10-08.

House District No. 49 is also written House District 49. Emma Kerr-Carpenter is also listed as EMMA KERR-CARPENTER, Emma Kerr Carpenter, Emma KerrCarpenter, Kerr-Carpenter Emma, Rep. Emma Kerr-Carpenter, Sen. Emma Kerr-Carpenter.

This candidacy (House District No. 49, 2020) on the Montana campaign finance public site: https://tcers-public.406dc.net/profiles/candidate/16400

## Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: summary of money reported, data through 2026-10-08

| Figure | Amount | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions received in cash, net of refunds | $5,795.00 | 71 |
| Contributions received in cash, as filed | $5,815.00 | |
| Refunded to contributors | $20.00 | |
| In-kind contributions (goods and services, not cash) | $100.00 | |
| Other receipts (not contributions) | $20.00 | 1 |
| Expenditures, net of refunds received | $5,814.94 | 26 |
| Expenditures, as filed | $5,834.94 | |
| Debts and loans still owed | $0.00 | 0 |

Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: $5,795.00 in cash contributions, net of refunds, plus $100.00 given in kind; $5,814.94 spent; $0.00 still owed. Data through 2026-10-08.

Totals above are net of refunds, and so are the largest-contributor amounts below, with the as-filed and refunded figures shown beside any row that was refunded. The line-by-line contribution rows are as filed, before any refund.

These figures are for Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020. These figures follow the same rules as the public campaign finance site, because they come from it. Only filed reports count. Money a campaign moves between its own accounts is left out, because it is not new money. The contribution figure is cash, as on the state's Cash Summary, and goods and services given in kind are reported beside it, never inside it. Refunds paid back to contributors are subtracted. Other receipts are interest, rebates and similar receipts, not donations. A debt is money still owed, not money spent, and a loan repaid in full is not listed as owed.

### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: where the money came from, data through 2026-10-08

Where the money given to Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020 came from: of $5,895.00 in contributions to Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020 (cash and goods or services given in kind, net of refunds), 72.6% came from Montana addresses as filed, at least $4,280.00 from 46 contributors, and 24.3% came from out-of-state addresses as filed, at least $1,430.00 from 19 contributors. The candidate's own money: $185.00 (3.1%). In short, 72.6% of the contributions to Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020 came from Montana addresses. Address as reported by the filer; not verified. The figures cover every contributor to Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020, not only those listed below.

#### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-08

| Where from | Amount, net of refunds | Share | Contributors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: contributions by where the contributor is from, rows 1 to 3 of 3, data through 2026-10-08 |  |  |  |
| Montana addresses as filed | $4,280.00 | 72.6% | 46 |
| Out-of-state addresses as filed | $1,430.00 | 24.3% | 19 |
| The candidate's own money | $185.00 | 3.1% | 1 |

### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: largest contributors, rows 1 to 25 of 50, data through 2026-10-08

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Refunded | Of which in-kind | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: largest contributors, rows 1 to 25 of 50, data through 2026-10-08 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Yellowstone County Democratic Central Committee | Billings, MT | $500.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter *(the candidate's own money)* |  | $185.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Janet Cohn | Huntington Station, NY | $180.00 | $20.00 |  | 1 |
| MTMedPAC | Helena, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen PAC Fund | Forsyth, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Clare Sherwood | Bedford, NY | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Kendra Shaw | Billings, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mary McNally | Billings, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Laura Nicholson | Billings, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mark Nicholson | Billings, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Bev Ross | Billings, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Patrick Evans | Billings, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Henry Cohn | Bedford, NY | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Marjorie Albers | Missoula, MT | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Megan Hull | Washington, DC | $180.00 |  |  | 1 |
| William O'Connor, II | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 2 |
| Billings Education Association | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Kenneth Decker | Livingston, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Rikki Henderson | Missoula, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Donna Cohn | Hadley, MA | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Robin Olson | Needham, MA | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Daniel Struckman | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| James Hartung | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Lillian Hartung | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |
| James Crumpler | Columbus, OH | $100.00 |  |  | 1 |

### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: largest contributors, rows 26 to 50 of 50, data through 2026-10-08

| Contributor | From | Given, net of refunds | Refunded | Of which in-kind | Contributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: largest contributors, rows 26 to 50 of 50, data through 2026-10-08 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Strange Sister Creative | Billings, MT | $100.00 |  | $100.00 | 1 |
| James Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Michael Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Daniel Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Thomas Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Olivia Stockman | Billings, MT | $75.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Mary Fitzpatrick | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Lyla Dyer | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Tom Towe | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jane Moses | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Jacob Arnold | Chicago, IL | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Barbara Veis | BILLINGS, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| SHAUNA VEY | NEW YORK, NY | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| DAN MORRISSEY | BOSTON, MA | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| CAROL'S LIST | Bozeman, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| VALERIE MCMURTRY 4 PSC | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Diane & Ted Kylander | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Colin KerrCarpenter | Martinez, CA | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Wade Sikorski | Baker, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 2 |
| DAVID SCHMETTERLING | Missoula, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 2 |
| James Sherwood | New York, NY | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Myra Nurre | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Richard Walton | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| Randy Heinz | Billings, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |
| John Iverson | Helena, MT | $50.00 |  |  | 1 |

The 50 largest of 66 contributors are shown.

Where a campaign refunded part of a contribution, the refund is subtracted: "Given, net of refunds" is what the contributor gave minus what was paid back, and "Refunded" is the amount paid back. The filing itself shows the gross contribution. A refund is matched to a contributor by identity, because the record does not link a refund to the contribution it returns, so a refund under an unmerged spelling stays unmatched and that contributor's figure stays gross.

A candidate may put unlimited personal money into their own campaign in Montana. Self-funding is not a limit breach and is marked above only so it is not misread as an outside donation.

### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: largest payments made, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-08

| Paid to | Total | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: largest payments made, rows 1 to 10 of 10, data through 2026-10-08 |  |  |
| MDLCC | $2,457.50 | 2 |
| The Billings Times | $2,216.43 | 1 |
| Mailing Technical Services | $690.27 | 1 |
| WIX | $162.00 | 1 |
| Strange Sister Creative | $160.00 | 1 |
| Act Blue | $55.75 | 16 |
| Google | $48.00 | 1 |
| Janet Cohn | $20.00 | 1 |
| Secretary of State | $15.00 | 1 |
| Target | $9.99 | 1 |

Every contribution, itemized from $1 up, as filed, from filed reports. These are the gross contribution lines. A refund is a separate payment and does not appear here.

### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 25 of 71, data through 2026-10-08

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 1 to 25 of 71, data through 2026-10-08 |  |  |  |
| 2020-01-18 | Wade Sikorski | Baker, MT | $25.00 |
| 2020-01-21 | DAVID SCHMETTERLING | Missoula, MT | $25.00 |
| 2020-02-11 | Laura Nicholson | Billings, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-02-11 | Mark Nicholson | Billings, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-02-21 | Colin KerrCarpenter | Martinez, CA | $50.00 |
| 2020-02-21 | Deborah Lazarski | Cary, IL | $30.00 |
| 2020-02-21 | Erik Day | Milwaukie, OR | $20.00 |
| 2020-02-24 | Mary McNally | Billings, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-02-25 | Janet Cohn | Huntington Station, NY | $200.00 |
| 2020-02-25 | Diane & Ted Kylander | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-02-29 | Jane Moses | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-03-02 | James Sherwood | New York, NY | $50.00 |
| 2020-03-02 | SHAUNA VEY | NEW YORK, NY | $50.00 |
| 2020-03-03 | PAMELA QUENTIN | NORWALK, CA | $5.00 |
| 2020-03-03 | Susan Weir | Walnut Creek, CA | $25.00 |
| 2020-03-03 | Daniel Struckman | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2020-03-05 | DAN MORRISSEY | BOSTON, MA | $50.00 |
| 2020-03-05 | Lyla Dyer | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-03-08 | Jacob Arnold | Chicago, IL | $50.00 |
| 2020-03-17 | Donna Cohn | Hadley, MA | $100.00 |
| 2020-03-17 | Scott Prinzing | Billings, MT | $25.00 |
| 2020-03-20 | Kendra Shaw | Billings, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-03-23 | Name not recorded |  | $185.00 |
| 2020-03-24 | Mary Fitzpatrick | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-03-28 | Barbara Veis | BILLINGS, MT | $50.00 |

### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 26 to 50 of 71, data through 2026-10-08

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 26 to 50 of 71, data through 2026-10-08 |  |  |  |
| 2020-04-01 | Bev Ross | Billings, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-04-07 | Myra Nurre | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-04-09 | DAVID SCHMETTERLING | Missoula, MT | $25.00 |
| 2020-04-11 | William O'Connor, II | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-04-13 | Rebecca Dolch | Ithica, NY | $30.00 |
| 2020-04-16 | Barbara Archer | Billings, MT | $30.00 |
| 2020-04-22 | Billings Education Association | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2020-05-06 | Kenneth Decker | Livingston, MT | $100.00 |
| 2020-05-06 | Lillian Hartung | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2020-05-06 | James Hartung | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2020-05-08 | Olivia Stockman | Billings, MT | $75.00 |
| 2020-05-14 | Karen Durfey | Billings, MT | $35.00 |
| 2020-05-19 | James Crumpler | Columbus, OH | $100.00 |
| 2020-05-20 | Patrick Evans | Billings, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-05-25 | Desiree Whiteman | Billings, MT | $25.00 |
| 2020-06-03 | Rikki Henderson | Missoula, MT | $100.00 |
| 2020-06-08 | Tyler Starkweather | Lauderhill, FL | $10.00 |
| 2020-06-15 | VALERIE MCMURTRY 4 PSC | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-06-22 | Thomas Culver | Billings, MT | $20.00 |
| 2020-06-28 | Richard Walton | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-07-01 | Becky Grey | Red Lodge, MT | $20.00 |
| 2020-07-03 | Svein Newman | Missoula, MT | $20.00 |
| 2020-07-05 | Robin Olson | Needham, MA | $100.00 |
| 2020-07-18 | Tom Towe | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-07-20 | Wade Sikorski | Baker, MT | $25.00 |

### Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 51 to 71 of 71, data through 2026-10-08

| Date | Contributor | From | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020: every contribution as filed, rows 51 to 71 of 71, data through 2026-10-08 |  |  |  |
| 2020-08-07 | Randy Heinz | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-08-11 | William O'Connor, II | Billings, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-08-12 | Henry Cohn | Bedford, NY | $180.00 |
| 2020-08-12 | Clare Sherwood | Bedford, NY | $180.00 |
| 2020-08-14 | Colin Kerr-Carpenter | Martinez, CA | $20.00 |
| 2020-08-21 | Yellowstone County Democratic Central Committee | Billings, MT | $500.00 |
| 2020-08-26 | Michael Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |
| 2020-08-26 | James Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |
| 2020-08-26 | Daniel Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |
| 2020-08-26 | Thomas Kenneally | Butte, MT | $90.00 |
| 2020-08-28 | Marjorie Albers | Missoula, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-09-10 | KEVIN DEAN | BOZEMAN, MT | $20.00 |
| 2020-09-14 | Colin Kerr-Carpenter | Martinez, CA | $20.00 |
| 2020-09-19 | AUBREY BERTRAM | Billings, MT | $15.00 |
| 2020-09-19 | AUBREY BERTRAM | Billings, MT | $15.00 |
| 2020-09-24 | Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen PAC Fund | Forsyth, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-09-27 | CAROL'S LIST | Bozeman, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-09-30 | MTMedPAC | Helena, MT | $180.00 |
| 2020-10-05 | John Iverson | Helena, MT | $50.00 |
| 2020-10-12 | Strange Sister Creative | Billings, MT | $100.00 |
| 2020-10-22 | Megan Hull | Washington, DC | $180.00 |

## What this record does not say about Emma Kerr-Carpenter, House District No. 49, 2020, data through 2026-10-08

It does not say whether Emma Kerr-Carpenter won. CERS records candidacies and money, not results. Contribution totals are floors, not exact figures: the same real person or business can appear in the record more than once under spelling variants, and merging those into single identities is ongoing work. A total means "at least this much".