Minnesota State Senate
Senator Karin Housley
| Seat | Senate District 33 |
|---|---|
| Party | Republican |
| Capitol office | Room 2213 · Minnesota Senate Building |
| Mailing address | Room 2213, Minnesota Senate Building 95 University Ave. West, St. Paul, MN 55155 |
| Capitol phone | 651-296-4351 |
| Write to | sen.karin.housley@senate.mn (official address) |
| Tenure | Serving since January 3, 2023 |
Committees 3
- Senate Capital Investment Committee Ranking member standing
- Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention Committee standing
- Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee standing
Bills, 2025–2026 session 75 as principal author · 172 as coauthor
- MeasureTitleStatusMomentum
- SF 5180Acceptance of best evidence requirement to determine subsurface sewage treatment system complianceIn Senate committee36
- SF 4030County Road 19A in Washington County realignment project bond issue and appropriationIn Senate committee36
- SF 4928Person who sells emotional support dogs to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog requirementIn Senate committee31
- SF 4936Minnesota State High School League members requirement to allow broadcast over public access channelsIn Senate committee31
- SF 737Mandatory fines enactment for violations of the school bus stop arm lawPassed Senate committee30
- SF 4782Grandparent special license plate establishment provision and appropriationIn Senate committee29
- SF 2662Visitation rights to a minor child modificationIn Senate committee26
- SF 5191City of Forest Lake U.S. Highway 61 and Washington County State-Aid Highway 32 intersection improvements appropriation…In Senate committee24
- SF 4814Public waters and public drainage system laws clarification provisionsIn Senate committee22
- SF 3884PFAS biomonitoring appropriationIn Senate committee22
- SF 5159Forest Lake Veterans Memorial prior appropriation of bond proceeds modificationIn Senate committee21
- SF 3881Investigative powers addition to the Office of the Foster Youth OmbudspersonIn Senate committee21
- SF 4029Washington County regional facility to process wood waste and diseased trees bond issue and appropriationIn Senate committee21
- SF 3039Minnesota Age in Place Network appropriationIn Senate committee20
- SF 1869City of Forest Lake veterans memorial appropriationIn Senate committee20
All 75 bills as principal author ›
Coauthor of SF 3868, SF 1943, SF 1163, SF 3587, SF 390, SF 4444, SF 4735, SF 2565, SF 2709, SF 1131, SF 5101, SF 5193 and 160 more.
Bills and sponsors: Open States bulk data (public domain dedication), 2026-10-public.pgdump; status is read from the official actions. About the momentum score
Effectiveness 94th Legislature, 2025–26
23rd percentile
| Bills & joint resolutions authored | 75 |
|---|---|
| … passed committee / chamber / both | 1 / 0 / 0 |
| … became law | 0 |
| Carried in the other chamber (became law) | 0 (0) |
| Points vs. Senate minority average | 1 ÷ 6.18 = 0.16 |
| Most-authored topics | Budget & taxes (38), Children, families & social services (14), Cities, towns & counties (14) |
Senate rankings · How the score works. A count of bill progress, not a judgment of the member's work.
Closest allies co-authorship, 2025–26
Most bills written together
- Julia Coleman RSenate 48 63
- Jim Abeler RSenate 35 40
- Michael Kreun RSenate 32 35
- John Jasinski RSenate 19 27
- Heather Gustafson DFLSenate 36 25
- Sandy Pappas DFLSenate 65 25
- Zach Duckworth RSenate 57 24
- Rich Draheim RSenate 22 21
- Judy Seeberger DFLSenate 41 20
- Eric Pratt RSenate 54 19
“Written together” = 2025–2026 session bills and joint resolutions on which both are principal author or coauthor (measures with more than 60 sponsors are left out). Sharing bills does not imply a personal or political alliance.
District 33
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- Patti Anderson (33A), Josiah Hill (33B), Wayne Johnson (41A), Tom Dippel (41B), Leon Lillie (44B), Shelley Buck (47A), Ethan Cha (47B), Rick Hansen (53B)
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Source
Copied from https://www.mnsenate.gov/members/member_bio.html?mem_id=1214 on October 30, 2026, through Open States people data (CC0); member counts checked against official seat counts. Not endorsed by the Minnesota State Senate.