# Karin Housley

Karin Housley is a Republican member of the Minnesota Senate for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Minnesota Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: MN 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/dde8cf7d-52c2-48e5-bf65-f0fe2477713c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dde8cf7d-52c2-48e5-bf65-f0fe2477713c (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

0% of Housley’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Minnesota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

## What Housley says (MN 2025–26 session)

182 classified statements: 182 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Housley | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.9% | 2.3% | 79 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 4.4% | 9.5% | 211 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 37.4% | 37.3% | 173 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.1% | 2.3% | 203 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 13.2% | 15.4% | 182 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Transportation and Public Works 19% (State Senate Republicans 6.0%); Economics and Public Finance 18% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 15% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Government Operations and Politics 13% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Commerce 12% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.01), from 2,630 donors and 116 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 39% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (MN 2025–26 session)

145 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Minnesota Senate 100%). Party unity 72% (93.0%). 18 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-05-17 · voted nay · Third reading Passed as amended · SF 3967 Due date of the pediatric hospital-to-home transition pilot program report modification · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF3967/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 3629 Program payment withholding provided for credible allegation of fraud, grant management provisions changed, and program integrity reports required. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3629/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 719 Safe routes to school grant program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF719/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed as amended · HF 4492 Read Act modified, early literacy field experiences required for teacher candidates, high school diploma established for veterans, and rulemaking… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4492/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third reading Passed · HF 2484 Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other improvements of a capital nature, new programs established… · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2484/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Motion did not prevail for urgency, rules suspension, pursuant to rule 34.1 · HF 4102 State Patrol compensation study requirements modified, and volunteer chaplains allowed within the state patrol. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4102/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Senate adopted CC report and repassed bill · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 4188 Commerce policy bill. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF4188/
- 2026-05-17 · voted yea · Third Reading Repassed · HF 2438 Taxation bill; financing and operation of state and local government provided. · pass · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF2438/
- 2026-05-16 · voted yea · Motion to reject CC report, did not prevail · HF 3900 Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and constitutional amendment proposed. · fail · https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/HF3900/

## Legislation (MN 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 75 bills: 75 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 174. 0.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Minnesota Senate 3.1%; rank 55 of 67).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 5191: City of Forest Lake U.S. Highway 61 and Washington County State-Aid Highway 32 intersection improvements appropriation and bond issuance authorization (in committee, 2026-04-22) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5191/
- SF 5180: Acceptance of best evidence requirement to determine subsurface sewage treatment system compliance (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5180/
- SF 5159: Forest Lake Veterans Memorial prior appropriation of bond proceeds modification (in committee, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF5159/
- SF 4936: Minnesota State High School League members requirement to allow broadcast over public access channels (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4936/
- SF 4918: Criteria modification for an eligible taxing jurisdiction to qualify for aid (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4918/
- SF 4928: Person who sells emotional support dogs to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog requirement (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4928/
- SF 4919: Wavier parking fees at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport for a veteran with a total service-connected disability (in committee, 2026-03-26) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4919/
- SF 4810: Supplemental rate for a housing support provider in Washington County authorization (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4810/
- SF 4814: Public waters and public drainage system laws clarification provisions (in committee, 2026-04-13) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4814/
- SF 4782: Grandparent special license plate establishment provision and appropriation (in committee, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/mn/bills/2025-2026/SF4782/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $45.6K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2114757601682473132
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2114156540861034700
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2114406280391438661
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2114489377820938278
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2114066580040532091
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2113677470419308844
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2113238944691400740
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2113385388823716192
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2112883775625420826
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KarinHousley/status/2112994519884935382

## Links

- Official site: https://www.senate.mn/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1214
- Campaign site: https://www.housleyforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/KarinHousley
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/senatorkarinhousley/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/karinhousley
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0OS0yo-Qz--ECAb2M76nhw
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karinhousley/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/dde8cf7d-52c2-48e5-bf65-f0fe2477713c