D Wisconsin House · District 40 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Karen DeSanto

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Total votes

245

all sessions

Attendance

100%

of floor votes

Near the chamber average

With party

97%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Rep. Karen DeSanto

Rep. serving Wisconsin District 40. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 1 year · 8 months. Serves on Mental Health and Substance Abuse Prevention, Rural Development and Speaker's Task Force on Rulemaking.

Sworn in

Jan 6, 2025

1 year · 8 months

Closest ally

no co-sponsorship data

How Karen votes, broken down

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Immigration 75% / 25%

3 support · 1 oppose

Budget & Taxes 19% / 81%

7 support · 29 oppose

Veterans 0% / 100%

0 support · 3 oppose

Education 11% / 89%

4 support · 34 oppose

Technology 42% / 58%

5 support · 7 oppose

Criminal Justice 41% / 59%

9 support · 13 oppose

Labor & Employment 27% / 73%

6 support · 16 oppose

Energy 20% / 80%

1 support · 4 oppose

Healthcare 44% / 56%

8 support · 10 oppose

Housing 0% / 100%

0 support · 5 oppose

Transportation 33% / 67%

1 support · 2 oppose

Environment 30% / 70%

3 support · 7 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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AB 500Relating to: prohibiting corporal punishment in public and private schools. failed

2 months ago

AB 1012Relating to: the establishment of a family and medical leave insurance program; family leave to care for a family member and for the active duty of a family member; the employers that must allow an employee to take family or medical leave; allowing a local government to adopt ordinances requiring employers to provide leave benefits; providing an exemption from emergency rule procedures; providing an exemption from rule-making procedures; granting rule-making authority; making an appropriation; and providing a penalty. (FE) failed

2 months ago

Voted Nay

AB 1Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund payments; increasing funding for special education and school age parents programs; state aid to technical colleges and the technical college district revenue limit; and making an appropriation. (FE)

4 months ago

Voted Nay

4 months ago

AJR 147Relating to: establishing an annual Education Foundation Day in Wisconsin. failed

4 months ago

AB 1188Relating to: authorizing the creation of an emergency services district, authorizing an emergency services district to levy a property tax, and authorizing an emergency services district to impose special charges and issue debt. (FE) failed

4 months ago

AB 1150Relating to: implementation of an individualized education program or services plan under the Special Needs Scholarship Program. (FE) failed

4 months ago

AB 847Relating to: grants for alternatives to prosecution and incarceration programs for persons with mental illness and making an appropriation. (FE) failed

5 months ago

AB 790Relating to: creating the water fund for our future, granting rule-making authority, and making an appropriation. (FE) failed

5 months ago

AB 1129Relating to: an assistance program for water infrastructure in 3rd class and 4th class cities, villages, and towns; granting rule-making authority; and making an appropriation. (FE) failed

5 months ago