# Karen Rohr

Karen Rohr is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 31
- Serving since: 2010-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af21927a-d2f9-454d-93fc-04ec9d585b1e

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af21927a-d2f9-454d-93fc-04ec9d585b1e (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

Rohr sits at −0.12 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.12 (standard error 0.01), from 7 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.1% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 88% (79%). 219 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-04 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628 · HB 1628 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- 2026-09-04 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2408 · SB 2408 A BILL for an Act to create and enact subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2408/
- 2026-09-04 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2407 · SB 2407 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for the North Dakota military museum project; to amend and reenact section… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2407/
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628 · HB 1628 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2402 · SB 2402 AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 43-15 and a new subsection to section 43-48-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2402/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2403 · SB 2403 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a medical facility emergency operating loan program under… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2403/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2401 · SB 2401 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2401/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2404 · SB 2404 AN ACT to provide appropriations to the information technology department and public service commission; to provide contingent loan authorization; and… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2404/
- 2026-01-22 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1621 · HB 1621 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1621/
- 2026-01-22 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1622 · HB 1622 AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1622/

## Legislation (ND 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 36. 60.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 22 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3014: A concurrent resolution urging public health, health care systems, and health care providers to prioritize primary prevention in addressing vitamin D… (in committee, 2025-03-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3014/
- HB 1519: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 23-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to death and vaccination records. (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1519/
- HB 1511: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-17-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to physician continuing education requirements;… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1511/
- HB 1268: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 27-20.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to mandatory drug testing by human service… (passed one chamber, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1268/
- HB 1391: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 14-02.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to health status exceptions for health care… (passed one chamber, 2025-03-28) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1391/
- HB 1508: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1‑21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting the teaching of critical race theory in… (became law, 2021-11-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/67S1/HB1508/
- HCR 3047: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying state and federal veterans' programs, the programs' eligibility… (in committee, 2019-04-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HCR3047/
- HCR 3024: A concurrent resolution urging Congress to amend federal law, policies, and regulations relating to food safety and labeling to allow for standards and… (in committee, 2019-03-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HCR3024/
- HCR 3029: A concurrent resolution urging Congress to pass a federal prohibition on abortions performed 20 weeks postfertilization. (in committee, 2019-03-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HCR3029/
- SB 2347: AN ACT to provide for liability for false medical assistance claims and to provide for a Medicaid fraud control unit; and to provide a penalty. (became law, 2019-04-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/SB2347/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/karen-m-rohr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karen.rohr.9
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-rohr-5140aaa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af21927a-d2f9-454d-93fc-04ec9d585b1e