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R South Dakota Senate · District 11 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Chris Karr

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Total votes
3,722
all sessions
Attendance
96%
120 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
86%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
8%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
244
bills & resolutions
Lower than 88% of chamber peers
Committees
10
assignments
3,722 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
2,953
voted in favor
Nay
579
voted against
Absent
120
missed votes
Total recorded
3,722
across all sessions
Crossed party
482
votes against own party
Matching
3,722
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1184
revise provisions related to the One-Call Notification Board.
Yea
Passed
62–4
Feb 7, 2023
HB 1165
modify certain provisions pertaining to absentee voting.
Yea
Passed
55–11
Feb 7, 2023
HB 1098
revise provisions related to juror compensation. Against party
Nay
Passed
39–27
Feb 7, 2023
HB 1185
prohibit certain restrictions in employment contracts.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 7, 2023
SCR 601
Encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislature to authorize and form an interim legislative committee on nuclear power in South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
61–5
Feb 7, 2023
HB 1098
revise provisions related to juror compensation. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–21
Feb 7, 2023
SB 85
revise rebating provisions in the insurance code. Against party
Nay
Passed
50–16
Feb 7, 2023
HB 1140
require the secretary of state to determine if a legislatively proposed constitutional amendment complies with the single subject requirement and is not a constitutional revision.
Yea
Passed
65–1
Feb 6, 2023
HB 1174
provide for appropriate civil commitment of certain persons.
Yea
Passed
53–13
Feb 6, 2023
SB 13
authorize the construction of an addition to the BG Dean Mann Readiness Center in Sioux Falls, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
66–0
Feb 6, 2023
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