# Karianne Lisonbee

Karianne Lisonbee is a Republican member of the Utah House for district 14.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Utah House, district 14
- Serving since: 2017-01-01
- Current term: UT 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/59eb30b5-da7b-4161-85b3-8b48c01f4c2b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59eb30b5-da7b-4161-85b3-8b48c01f4c2b (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

Lisonbee missed 21% of 832 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Utah House (average 90.7%).

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

605 classified statements: 605 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Lisonbee | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.3% | 2.9% | 359 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.1% | 9.3% | 274 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 31.9% | 486 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.3% | 1.8% | 352 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 13.2% | 12.7% | 323 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.7% | 1.4% | 350 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 42% (State House Republicans 18%); Crime and Law Enforcement 19% (State House Republicans 11%); Immigration 13% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 11% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Health 6.6% (State House Republicans 10%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.53 (standard error 0.02), from 116 donors and 1,041 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 77% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (UT 2025–26 session)

832 roll calls. Attendance 79% (Utah House 90.7%). Party unity 92.3% (89%). 51 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 306 Reinvestment Fee Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB306/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HCR 2 Concurrent Resolution Authorizing Adult Sentencing and Supervision Length Guidelines and Juvenile Disposition Guidelines · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR2/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 377 Real Estate Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB377/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 260 Unauthorized Practice of Law Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB260/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 184 Justice System Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB184/
- 2026-03-07 · voted yea · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 242 Initiative and Referendum Signature Gathering and Removal Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB242/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 210 Nicotine Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB210/
- 2026-03-07 · voted nay · House/ passed 3rd reading · SB 251 Local Health Department and Department of Environmental Quality Coordination · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/SB251/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 416 First Responder Health Modifications · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB416/
- 2026-03-07 · voted not voting · House/ concurs with Senate amendment · HB 385 Specialized Product Sales Amendments · pass · https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB385/

## Legislation (UT 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 21 bills: 18 reached committee, 16 passed one chamber, 14 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 12. 76.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Utah House 70.5%; rank 29 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 435: State Policy on Judea and Samaria (introduced, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB435/
- HB 480: Medical Record Amendments (passed both chambers, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB480/
- HB 234: Education Testing Amendments (in committee, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB234/
- HCR 10: Concurrent Resolution Directing PEHP Regarding Hormone Replacement Therapy (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HCR10/
- HB 372: Child Welfare Changes (became law, 2026-03-18) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB372/
- HB 370: Sex Offender Oversight Amendments (became law, 2026-03-24) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB370/
- HB 48: Criminal and Juvenile Justice Changes (became law, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB48/
- HB 50: Child Protection Ombudsman Amendments (became law, 2026-02-27) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB50/
- HB 23: Service Animal Amendments (became law, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB23/
- HB 20: Correctional Facility Capacity Amendments (became law, 2026-03-07) https://openstates.org/ut/bills/2026/HB20/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 77% 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.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2104366574010597814
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2102503516095082923
- 2026-08-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2090302937105158473
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2087192055122448673
- 2026-08-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2087241683444568233
- 2026-08-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2085272390683005041
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2079939353065759091
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2079639270009036850
- 2026-07-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2078698468391166244
- 2026-07-09 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/https://twitter.com/KariLisonbee/status/2075290371068944539

## Links

- Official site: https://house.utleg.gov/rep/LISONK/
- Campaign site: https://karianne.org/
- X: https://x.com/KariLisonbee
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karianne-lisonbee-b618a35b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/59eb30b5-da7b-4161-85b3-8b48c01f4c2b