Scot Kerns Explained

Douglas Scot Kerns II
State House:	Montana
State:	Montana
District:	23rd
Term Start:	January 4, 2021
Preceded:	Bradley Maxon Hamlett
Birth Date:	26 September 1986
Parents:	Douglas Scot Kerns^[1] Laurie Elizabeth Hensley
Party:	Republican
Education:	Concordia University Chicago, BA Theology, 2009 Concordia Theological Seminary, MA Divinity, 2013
Allegiance:	United States
Serviceyears:	2005-2006 (Active) 2010-2018 (Reserve) 2018-2020 (Active)
Rank:	Captain

Douglas Scot Kerns II, also known as Scot Kerns, is a Lutheran theologian and Republican politician who was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is the current representative of House District 23 of the Montana State Legislature^[2] and a candidate minister in Great Falls, Montana.^[3]

Early life

Kerns attained the Eagle Scout award in Boy Scouts.^[4]

Education

Kerns attended Randolph-Macon Academy military boarding school in Virginia,^[5] then received a BA in Theology from Concordia University Chicago in 2009, and an MA in Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 2013.

Career

Kerns has been a guest pastor ten times on KFUO radio.^[6] Kerns once served as the "guest chaplain of the day" in the Kansas Senate.^[7] He has served as chaplain of the fire department in Vaughn, Montana,^[8] and the pastor of a church near Lincoln, Kansas.

Montana State Legislature

During the 2021 legislative session, Kerns served on the Taxation, Education, and Local Government Committees. He sponsored 21 bills, of which three passed:

• LC3090, adding armed service statistics to a suicide-reduction plan
• LC2597, entitling involuntary military enlistees to employment benefits
• LC3107, establishing a fund for the burial of deceased indigent persons

Kerns' 2021 votes were 100% aligned with the recommendations of the Montana Family Foundation^[9] and 96% aligned with the recommendations of the Montana Chamber of Commerce.^[10]

Personal life

Kerns resides in Great Falls, Montana.

External links

• Scot Kerns at the Montana Legislature website

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Divine Service of Installation . St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Lincoln Kansas . 11 August 2013.
2. Web site: Legislator Details . Montana State Legislature . 11 March 2021.
3. Web site: LCMS Locator . LCMS Locator . 19 March 2020.
4. Web site: Public Eagle Scouts - Boy Scout Troop 627 (East Peoria, Illinois). www.troop310.net.
5. Book: Copper Book: Lawmakers of Montana, Legislative Session of 2021. Montana State Legislature. Montana Legislative Services Division. 2021. 48. February 4, 2022.
6. Web site: Scot Kerns on KFUO Radio . KFUO Radio . KFUO Radio . 20 March 2020.
7. Web site: Civil Air Patrol . Salina Journal . Salina Journal . 20 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200320175922/https://www.salina.com/article/20170521/Lifestyle/305219856 . 20 March 2020 . dead.
8. Web site: Firedepartment.net . firedepartment.net . 19 March 2020.
9. Web site: 2021 Legislative Scorecard. Jeff. Laszloffy. June 17, 2021. Montana Family Foundation.
10. Web site: Montana Chamber Announces 2021 Voting Review of the 67th Legislative Session - Montana Chamber of Commerce. July 14, 2021.