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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
9%
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
476
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1066
revise and repeal provisions regarding aviation.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1144
remove the requirement for a ballot election in township elections if candidates are unopposed. Against party
Nay
Passed
56–5
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1026
revise certain provisions relating to use of security for cleanup and remediation of environmental problems.
Absent
Passed
60–0
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1056
authorize video monitoring of residents in assisted living centers and nursing facilities.
Yea
Passed
53–9
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1025
revise certain provisions regarding plugging and performance bonds for oil and gas wells.
Yea
Passed
56–5
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1085
provide for permanent daylight savings time. Against party
Nay
Passed
30–32
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1084
increase the maximum allowable height of certain vehicles carrying baled feed and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1033
provide for the prevention of aquatic invasive species contamination in public waters and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
54–7
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1007
require certain adjustments to the assessed value of agricultural land if factors impact the land's productivity and to require those adjustments to be documented.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 5, 2020
HB 1051
revise certain provisions regarding public access to voter registration data. Against party
Nay
Passed
40–21
Feb 5, 2020
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