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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 cast
3,722
across all sessions
Crossed party
482
votes against own party
This page
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 89
revise provisions regarding victim's rights.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 9, 2020
SB 20
create a monitor to review and respond to complaints related to the care provided to youth in the custody or care of certain care facilities, treatment centers, and programs.
Yea
Passed
59–2
Mar 9, 2020
SB 70
authorize the use of Spanish in obtaining certain driver licenses and permits. Against party
Nay
Passed
39–22
Mar 9, 2020
SB 35
revise the appropriation for the State Veterans' Cemetery and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 9, 2020
SB 151
define critical infrastructure and revise certain crimes for the trespass or damage to critical infrastructure.
Yea
Passed
59–3
Mar 9, 2020
SB 96
prohibit the denial of benefits based solely on a controlled substance felony. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–17
Mar 9, 2020
SB 44
authorize the use of crime victims' compensation funds to reimburse law enforcement for certain emergency expenses incurred for victims.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 9, 2020
SB 46
revise provisions related to the restoration to competency of criminal defendants. Against party
Nay
Passed
59–2
Mar 9, 2020
SB 39
establish the Jobs for South Dakota's Graduates program and the special donation fund.
Yea
Passed
55–7
Mar 9, 2020
SB 17
make an appropriation for the plugging and surface reclamation of natural gas wells and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
59–3
Mar 9, 2020
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