# Karen Kwan

Karen Kwan is a Democratic member of the Utah Senate for district 12.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Utah Senate, district 12
- Serving since: 2023-01-17
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3ceb7500-0ea7-46ef-9a75-d00d378b86b7

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ceb7500-0ea7-46ef-9a75-d00d378b86b7 (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

Kwan has 12 classified statements in the UT 2025–26 session.

## What Kwan says (UT 2025–26 session)

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kwan | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 16.7% | 10.3% | 80 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 42.9% | 265 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 3.4% | 27 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 8.3% | 16.1% | 220 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 67% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Environmental Protection 33% (State Senate Democrats 4.4%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Democrats 3.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.48 (standard error 0.02), from 778 donors and 1,174 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 74% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

1,085 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (Utah Senate 88%). Party unity 93.6% (91.6%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 354 Rescue Tracking Equipment Offense Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB354/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 527 Pharmacy Pricing Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB527/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 193 State Legal Holiday Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB193/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 535 Disposition of Public Property Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB535/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 197 Transportation Funding and Governance Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB197/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 154 Protection and Advocacy Agency Reporting · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB154/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 181 School Discipline Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB181/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ concurs with House amendment · SB 149 Licensing Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB149/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 513 Attorney General Funding Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB513/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · Senate/ passed 2nd & 3rd readings/ suspension · HB 194 Utah State Board of Education Ethics Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB194/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 12 bills: 11 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 8. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah Senate 72.9%; rank 18 of 28).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 29: Child Care Advisory Committee Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB29/
- SB 106: Educator Compensation Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB106/
- SB 79: Verification Form Amendments (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB79/
- SB 14: Utah Commission on Aging Sunset Amendments (passed one chamber, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB14/
- SB 314: Sleep Disorders Education Amendments (became law, 2026-03-19) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB314/
- SB 53: Public Land Management Advisory Board Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB53/
- SB 175: Health Insurance Revisions (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB175/
- SB 214: Health Insurance Coverage Amendments (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB214/
- SB 114: Veteran Access to State Parks (passed one chamber, 2025-03-08) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB114/
- SB 144: Sexual Crimes Amendments (became law, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2025/SB144/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $124.9K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 92% 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.

- 2025-11-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1994052423963316350
- 2025-08-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1960420632359002564
- 2025-06-02 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1929393701727400110
- 2025-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1929027156908089851
- 2025-06-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1929030221522477157
- 2025-04-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1916351291376472135
- 2025-04-27 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1916351453297271035
- 2025-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1916492729074549147
- 2025-04-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1916497796548710569
- 2025-04-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en/status/1916244963672920248

## Links

- Official site: https://senate.utah.gov/sen/KWANK/
- Campaign site: https://kwanforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/senkarenkwan?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepKarenKwan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senkarenkwan31/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-kwan-106891291/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3ceb7500-0ea7-46ef-9a75-d00d378b86b7