 In 2015, she ran for the city council of Baden and was appointed to the municipal council after the election as a councilor for business and city marketing.In her function as city councilor, she was responsible for the new development of the destination brand Baden bei Wien.In the National Council election of 2017, Carmen Jeitler-Cincelli ran as a leading candidate of the new People's Party in the newly created regional constituency Thermenregion and gained a seat in the XXVI.