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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%
121 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
121
missed votes
Total cast
3,722
across all sessions
Crossed party
476
votes against own party
This page
3,722
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 126
revise certain provisions regarding the common language of the state and to recognize the official indigenous language of the state.
Yea
Passed
55–6
Mar 6, 2019
SB 181
provide for the transfer of funds from the budget reserve fund and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Mar 6, 2019
HR 1006
Recognizing the deleterious effects of gambling and video lottery. Against party
Nay
Passed
36–25
Mar 6, 2019
SB 189
establish a fund to receive civil recoveries to offset costs incurred by riot boosting, to make a continuous appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
6–3
Mar 6, 2019
HB 1094
revise certain programs regarding transparency of the petition circulation process.
Yea
Passed
48–13
Mar 6, 2019
SB 140
provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions. Against party
Nay
Passed
37–24
Mar 6, 2019
SB 4
revise certain provisions regarding the classification of agricultural land for property tax purposes.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 6, 2019
SB 91
revise certain provisions regarding open meeting requirements.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 6, 2019
SB 190
promote pipeline construction and fiscal responsibility by establishing a fund, to authorize a special fee for extraordinary expenses, to make a continuous appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
7–2
Mar 6, 2019
SB 140
provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.
Nay
Failed
27–34
Mar 6, 2019
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