# Karen Kirsch Karen Kirsch is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin House for district 7. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Wisconsin House, district 7 - Serving since: 2025-01-06 - Current term: WI 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/032a80c3-81a6-42a3-9fa7-f210f2407aa0 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/032a80c3-81a6-42a3-9fa7-f210f2407aa0 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline 11% of the 217 bills Kirsch sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Wisconsin House. ## What Kirsch says (WI 2025–26 session) 1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Kirsch | State House Democrats average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.04), from 156 donors and 193 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (WI 2025–26 session) 245 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (Wisconsin House 97.7%). Party unity 97.3% (97.6%). 6 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-05-13 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 1 Relating to: an income tax subtraction for qualified tips and for qualified overtime compensation; state aid for school districts; surplus refund… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2026S1/AB1/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 181 Relating to: a levy limit exemption for regional emergency medical systems and eligibility for the expenditure restraint incentive program. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB181/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 659 Relating to: tuition and fee remission or grants for certain veterans and their dependents enrolled in the University of Wisconsin System, a technical… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB659/ - 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 997 Relating to: funding for the Department of Financial Institutions for contributions to Trump accounts and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB997/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · CONCURRENCE · SB 439 Relating to: levy increase limit for the village of Oregon and the towns of Oregon and Rutland. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB439/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 812 Relating to: allowing more than 35 percent of the area within a tax incremental district in the Village of Somers to be used for residential use. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB812/ - 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 870 Relating to: adopting changes to the federal Internal Revenue Code for state tax purposes and modifying administrative rules related to such changes.… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB870/ - 2026-02-19 · voted nay · PASSAGE · AB 996 Relating to: contributions by the Department of Financial Institutions to Trump accounts. · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB996/ - 2026-02-19 · voted yea · PASSAGE · AB 957 Relating to: Internet crimes against children law enforcement and making an appropriation. (FE) · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB957/ - 2026-02-19 · voted nay · CONCURRENCE · SB 501 Relating to: creating a veterinary loan repayment grant program administered by the Higher Educational Aids Board and exempting from taxation amounts… · pass · https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/SB501/ ## Legislation (WI 2025–26 session) Sponsored 217 bills: 217 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 10.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Wisconsin House 45.2%; rank 82 of 99). Recent sponsored bills: - AB 1220: Relating to: coordination of mass communications. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1220/ - AB 1200: Relating to: contributions by corporations, cooperative associations, labor organizations, and federally recognized American Indian Tribes. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1200/ - AB 1202: Relating to: reporting a contributor’s place of employment. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1202/ - AB 1187: Relating to: preference in state and local government contracts and procurement for materials manufactured in the United States. (FE) (in committee, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1187/ - AB 1216: Relating to: a state-based insurance exchange and making an appropriation. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1216/ - AB 1203: Relating to: net zero emissions, carbon-free and renewable energy standards, and creating an office of sustainability and clean energy, granting rule-making… (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1203/ - AB 1170: Relating to: prescription drug cost reporting by manufacturers, making an appropriation, and providing a penalty. (FE) (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1170/ - AJR 151: Relating to: proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AJR151/ - AB 1235: Relating to: reporting of mass communications. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1235/ - AB 1201: Relating to: the definition of political action committee for campaign finance purposes. (in committee, 2026-03-23) https://openstates.org/wi/bills/2025/AB1201/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $10.2K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2026-08-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/karen4assembly/status/2087311957439262931 ## Links - Campaign site: https://www.karenforassembly.com - X: https://x.com/karen4assembly - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karenforassembly - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karenkirsch/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/032a80c3-81a6-42a3-9fa7-f210f2407aa0