Rep. Karen Karls - ND District 35

Rep. Karen Karls voted in support of pro education/public service policies 44.4% of the time.

  • She voted to lower the years requirement for teachers to obtain a lifetime teaching license. NDU supported this position.

  • She voted to expand free school lunch to students in North Dakota schools. NDU supported this position.

  • She voted to protect the NDPERS defined-benefit pension plan. NDU supported this position.

  • She voted in support of book bans and penalties for librarians. NDU opposed this position.

  • She voted to defund public schools by siphoning tax payer money to private schools at the expense of rural and public schools. NDU opposed this position.

  • She voted against expanding funding and access to childcare for families in North Dakota. NDU opposed this position.

  • She voted against tenure and due process rights at Bismarck State College and Dickinson State University. NDU opposed this position.

Voting Record By Bill

ND United’s Stance:

  • HB 1205: Public Library Book Ban - YES

  • HB 1329: Teacher Licensure - YES

  • HB 1403: Parental Rights - NO

  • HB 1488: Extracurricular Permission - YES

  • HB 1491: Expand Free School Lunch - YES

  • HB 1494: End School Lunch Shaming - YES

  • HB 1526: Parental Rights/Curbing of SEL - NO

  • HB 1532: School Vouchers - YES

  • SB 2032: Para-to-Teacher Program - YES

  • SB 2260: Parental Rights w/ Lawsuit - YES

  • SB 2284: K-12 Funding - YES

  • SB 2354: K-3 Foreign Language Stipend - NO

  • SB 2360: Book Ban w/ Penalty - YES

  • SB 2369: Voucher Tax Credit - N/A

  • HB 1040: End NDPERS Pensions - NO

  • SB 2239: Save NDPERS Pensions - YES

  • HB 1446: Higher Ed Tenure - YES

  • SB 2247: Specified Concepts - YES

  • HB 1540: Delayed Childcare - NO

  • SB 2301: Original Childcare - NO

How Rep. Karls Voted: