Mary Caferro
| Mary Caferro | ||
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| Montana State Senate District 40 | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| 2011-Present | ||
| Term ends | ||
| January 5, 2015 | ||
| Years in position | 2 | |
| Party | Democratic | |
| Compensation | ||
| Base salary | $82.64/day | |
| Per diem | $105.31/day | |
| Elections and appointments | ||
| First elected | November 2, 2010 | |
| Next election | November 4, 2014 | |
| Term limits | 8 years in any 16-year period | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Montana State House of Representatives | ||
| 2005-2011 | ||
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Caffero previously served in the Montana House of Representatives from 2005-2011.
Caffero attended the University of Montana-Helena.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Caferro served on the following committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation | ||||
| • Finance and Claims | ||||
| • Public Health, Welfare and Safety | ||||
| • Health and Human Services | ||||
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Caferro served on these committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Finance and Claims | ||||
| • Highways and Transportation | ||||
| • Public Health, Welfare and Safety, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Health and Human Services | ||||
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Caferro served on these committees:
| Montana Committee Assignments, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Agriculture | ||||
| • Human Services, Vice Chair | ||||
| • State Administration | ||||
Issues
Mental health
In the 2013 session, which saw a group of bills relating mental health treatment early on, Caferro sponsored Senate Bill 11, calling for changes to Nebraska's parole and probation systems to rehabilitate mentally ill offenders. Social worker and bill proponent John Wilkinson told the Missoulian that mentally ill parolees would be required to comply with supervised treatment programs.[1]
Elections
2010
- See also: Montana State Senate elections, 2010
On November 2, 2010, Caferro won election to the Montana State Senate. She defeated Dave Gallik in the June 8 primary. Patrick Faber ran for the seat on the Republican ticket.
| Montana State Senate, District 40 General election (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mary Caferro (D)
|
4,303 | |||
| Patrick Faber (R) | 3,494 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008 Mary Caferro won the seat to the Montana House of Representatives for District 80, receiving 3,038 votes.
Caferro raised $8,910 for her campaign.[2]
| Montana House of Representatives, District 80 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Mary Caferro (D)
|
3,038 | |||
| Tari Elam (R) | 1,920 | |||
Campaign donors
2010
In 2010, a year in which Caferro was up for re-election, she collected $5,380 in donations.[3]
No contributions to his campaign were over $1,000.
Recent news
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Personal
Caferro has four children.
External links
- Montana State Senate Website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004
References
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