Daniel Emrich
Daniel Emrich | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Montana Senate from the 11th district | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Jacobson |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ashley[1] |
Daniel Emrich is an American politician from Montana. He has served as a Republican member of the Montana Senate since 2023.
In February 2023, Emrich introduced House Bill 235, which would have prohibited science educators from teaching "subject matter that is not scientific fact."[2] It designated facts as "observable and repeatable," defining all scientific theories as "speculation." It received heavy opposition from students, educators, and representatives of the Board of Public Education, who argued that this mischaracterization of scientific theory would inhibit the instruction of climate change, gravity, and cell theory.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Legislator Information". services.statescape.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ Senate Bill 235. Montana Senate. 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2025.
- ↑ "Proposed Montana Bill Would Limit Science Education to "Scientific Fact"". Sabin Center for Climate Change Law. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ↑ Miller, Blair (February 6, 2023). "Montana students, teachers blast bill that would limit science education to 'scientific fact'". Daily Montanan. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
- ↑ "Montana's antiscience bill heard in committee". National Center for Science Education. February 10, 2023. Retrieved December 25, 2023.