Karin Housley
Minnesota State Senator, District 33 since 2012. Ran in 6 elections between 2010 and 2022, winning 4. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.
Minnesota State Senator, District 33Born 1964
- 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
- Elections
- 7
- 2010–2026
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
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
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.
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 State Senate, District 33 | Counting | R+0.1 | D+0.5 | +0.6 |
| 2022 | Minnesota State Senate, District 33 | Won | R+5.6 | D+0.7 | +6.3 |
| 2020 | Minnesota State Senate, District 39 | Won | R+6.0 | R+5.5 | +0.5 |
| 2018 | U.S. Senate, Minnesota (special) (special) | Lost | D+10.6 | D+1.7 | −8.9 |
| 2016 | Minnesota State Senate, District 39 | Won | R+22.7 | R+5.5 | +17.2 |
| 2012 | Minnesota State Senate, District 39 | Won | R+1.4 | — | — |
| 2010 | Minnesota State Senate, District 57 | Lost | D+2.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $119K
- Spent
- $125.8K
- Cash
- $15K
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Housley, Karin Senate Committee State | Active |
Source: Minnesota Campaign Finance Board filings through Oct 19, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 3:53 AM ET
Seats Housley has held
- Minnesota State Senate, District 33 · since 2022
- Minnesota State Senate, District 39 · since 2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Housley has run against
- Nat Smith (D) · 2026 election
- Nancy McLean (D) · 2022 election, won
- Josiah Hill (D) · 2020 election, won
- Tina Smith (D) · 2018 special election, lost
- Sten Hakanson (D) · 2016 election, won
- Julie Bunn (D) · 2012 election, won
- Katie Sieben (D) · 2010 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Minnesota Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 15 polls; Housley’s best result was 43% (U.S. Senate in Minnesota, 2018).
Housley’s polls in the database →How we know Housley
One person, matched across every source we use.
- FEC S8MN00586
- Open States ocd-person/dde8cf7d-52c2-48e5-bf65-f0fe2477713c
- Wikidata Q16195595
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET