R North Dakota House · District 35 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Karen Karls

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Total votes

3,152

all sessions

Attendance

100%

of floor votes

Higher than 96% of chamber peers

With party

93%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Karen Karls

Rep. serving North Dakota District 35. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 19 years · 9 months. Serves on 4 committees, including Judiciary, Emergency Response Services and Government and Veterans Affairs.

Sworn in

Dec 1, 2006

19 years · 9 months

Closest ally

no co-sponsorship data

How Karen votes, broken down

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Budget & Taxes 74% / 26%

115 support · 41 oppose

Education 60% / 40%

36 support · 24 oppose

Healthcare 61% / 39%

27 support · 17 oppose

Labor & Employment 38% / 62%

6 support · 10 oppose

Criminal Justice 71% / 29%

17 support · 7 oppose

Transportation 82% / 18%

9 support · 2 oppose

Energy 58% / 42%

7 support · 5 oppose

Immigration 50% / 50%

3 support · 3 oppose

Environment 79% / 21%

11 support · 3 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Voted Yea

SB 2404AN ACT to provide appropriations to the information technology department and public service commission; to provide contingent loan authorization; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

SB 2403AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a medical facility emergency operating loan program under the medical facility infrastructure loan fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date.

7 months ago

Voted Nay

SB 2402AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 43-15 and a new subsection to section 43-48-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prescriptive authority of pharmacists and therapeutic substitution; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1-36.11-01 and section 43-15-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scope of practice of pharmacists; to repeal section 43-15-25.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approved laboratory tests; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

SB 2401AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks by the board of occupational therapy practice; to amend and reenact section 43-17-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to physician continuing education requirements; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HCR 3038A concurrent resolution to recognize and congratulate the Young Men's Christian Association on its 175th anniversary.

7 months ago

Voted Nay

HB 1627A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of public instruction to provide school meals at no cost to eligible students; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1626AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to application of the primary residence credit and discount for early payment of tax; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1625AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-64 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of the Ray Richards golf course; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1622AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and reenact section 43-17-01, subsection 1 of section 43-17-02.1, and sections 43-17-02.2 and 43-17-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirements of physician assistants privileged to practice under the physician assistant licensure compact; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1623AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to provide an appropriation to the Bank of North Dakota to administer a loan program; to provide for a transfer; to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural health loan program under the medical facility infrastructure loan fund; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for application; to provide a report; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago