RepublicanIn office since Nov 2012

Karin Housley

Minnesota State Senator, District 33 since 2012. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Minnesota State Senator, District 33Born 1964

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In office: 14 yrs; Since 2012
Bills became law: 0; 75 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.0%
With party: 68%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +5.6; Won 2022

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Capital Investment · ranking member
Housing and Homelessness Prevention
Jobs and Economic Development

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 75 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 737 Mandatory fines enactment for violations of the school bus stop arm law
Education and Education Department · Failed in the Senate Feb 2025

SF 5180 Acceptance of best evidence requirement to determine subsurface sewage treatment system compliance
Environment · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 4030 County Road 19A in Washington County realignment project bond issue and appropriation
Appropriations · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5191 City of Forest Lake U.S. Highway 61 and Washington County State-Aid Highway 32 intersection improvements…
Appropriations · Failed in committee Apr 2026

SF 5159 Forest Lake Veterans Memorial prior appropriation of bond proceeds modification
Cities and Towns-Specific · Failed in committee Apr 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Housley sits in the Minnesota State Senate

Housley is closer to the center than 88% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Julia Coleman, Jeremy Miller, Carla Nelson

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:53 PM ET

With Housley’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans68%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills45%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Minnesota State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Housley’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Housley	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 17, 2026	HF 2484: Bonding bill; spending authorized to acquire and better land and buildings and for other…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 50–17
May 17, 2026	SF 2077: Omnibus Outdoor Heritage Fund, Legacy and Lands bill	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 41–26
May 17, 2026	SF 4612: Omnibus Health and Human Services supplemental appropriations	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–32
May 17, 2026	SF 4401: Omnibus Cannabis bill	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–32
May 16, 2026	HF 3900: Permanent school fund investment, management, and distribution policy modified; and…	Yes	No	Yes	Passed 38–29

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Housley was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028Minnesota State Senate, District 39 Minnesota State Senate, District 33

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	Seat	+/−
2026	Minnesota Senate District 33	Counting	R+0.1	D+0.5	+0.6
2022	Minnesota State Senate, District 33	Won	R+5.6	—	—
2020	Minnesota State Senate, District 39	Won	R+6.0	—	—
2018	U.S. Senate, Minnesota (special) (special)	Lost	D+10.6	—	—
2016	Minnesota State Senate, District 39	Won	R+22.7	—	—
2012	Minnesota State Senate, District 39	Won	R+1.4	—	—
2010	Minnesota State Senate, District 57	Lost	D+2.0	—	—