Karla Rose Hanson
North Dakota State Representative, District 44 since 2016. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 0
- 3 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 91%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +6.3
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Higher Education Funding Review · vice chair
- Appropriations
- Appropriations: Education and Environment Division
- Budget Section
- Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division
- Budget Section Education and Environment Division
- Committee on Committees
- Judiciary
- Special Education Funding
- Water Topics Overview
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hanson sits in the North Dakota House of Representatives
Hanson is closer to the center than 0% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Austin Foss, Zac Ista, LaurieBeth Hager
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Hanson’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills76%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hanson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Hanson | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | HB 1459: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-12 of the North Dakota Century… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 63–26 |
| May 1, 2025 | HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and… | No | Yes | No | Failed 46–45 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 48–44 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | HB 1482: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-07-03, 15.1-07-04, 21-03-04, 21-03-07,… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 88–4 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | HB 1540: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 49–43 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hanson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+6.3 |
| 2022 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+0.5 |
| 2020 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | D+2.0 |
| 2016 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+1.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Hanson has held
- North Dakota House of Representatives, District 44 · since 2016
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Hanson has run against
- Austin James Foss (D) · 2024 general, won
- Joshua A. Boschee (D) · 2022 general, won
- Joshua A. Boschee (D) · 2020 general, won
- Joshua A. Boschee (D) · 2016 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Hanson
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/84b51f7f-dbd2-4d17-b698-4650964514cd
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET