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Democratic Representative · Assembly District 7

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Floor votes missed
0 of 245
Bills led
2 · 0 became law
Votes with their party
97% · 239 votes, 2025
Committees
2

Bills they led · 2

Bills where Karen Kirsch is the lead author, the first name on the bill. Sponsoring a bill means putting it forward: the text itself is drafted by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau. Bills they signed onto behind another member are listed below, and bills they only voted on are in Vote history. What these roles mean

Of the 2 bills they led: 0 became law, 0 were vetoed, 2 died without a public hearing. Statuses come from each bill's official history.

Died at session end 2 bills
  • AB 557 Regulation and credentialing of appraisers and appraisal management companies. 2025
  • AB 379 Forms of proof of identification for voting. 2025

Coauthored · 232

Bills led by another member of the Assembly that Karen Kirsch signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 232 coauthored bills
  • AR 8 Commemorating the victims of the Abundant Life Christian School tragedy, supporting the students, staff, families, and community of Abundant Life Christian School, and condemning violence. 2025
  • AR 6 Proclaiming March 2025 and March 2026 as Women’s History Months. 2025
  • AR 3 Observing February 28, 2025, as Rare Disease Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 98 Proclaiming October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 96 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 94 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 92 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 91 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • AJR 90 Recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 9 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • AJR 89 Honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic veterans. 2025
  • AJR 86 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Rooney. 2025
  • AJR 83 Recognizing September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 82 Recognizing and proclaiming September 15 to October 15, 2025, as Hispanic Heritage Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 81 Urging the immediate and unconditional release of documents, files, and records related to Jeffrey Epstein. 2025
  • AJR 78 Proclaiming June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Day. 2025
  • AJR 77 Honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. 2025
  • AJR 75 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Thomas A. Hauke. 2025
  • AJR 72 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 70 Proclaiming June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage Month. 2025
  • AJR 7 Proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. 2025
  • AJR 64 Designating June 2025 as Myasthenia Gravis Awareness Month. 2025
  • AJR 63 Proclaiming January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, as Wisconsin State Park System 125th Anniversary. 2025
  • AJR 61 Proclaiming June 6, 2025, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 54 Observing Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 53 Commemorating the Bay View labor strike and tragedy. 2025
  • AJR 51 Designating May 2025 and May 2026 as Food Allergy Awareness Months. 2025
  • AJR 5 Proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month. 2025
  • AJR 44 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler. 2025
  • AJR 43 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 2025
  • AJR 42 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2025
  • AJR 41 Proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Months. 2025
  • AJR 40 Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people. 2025
  • AJR 39 Recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. 2025
  • AJR 38 Proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake. 2025
  • AJR 31 Proclaiming March 31, 2025, as Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility. 2025
  • AJR 30 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s hockey team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey National Championship. 2025
  • AJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 28 Commending the IBS Patient Support Group on its recognition of April 17 through April 19, 2025, as World IBS Days. 2025
  • AJR 27 Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 2025
  • AJR 19 Honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. 2025
  • AJR 18 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff. 2025
  • AJR 152 Slavery or involuntary servitude in punishment of a crime (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 151 Proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. 2025
  • AJR 146 State contracts for stationery and printing (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 144 Congratulating the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the Olympic gold medal. 2025
  • AJR 136 The right to privacy (first consideration). 2025
  • AJR 134 Recognizing the holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Wisconsin. 2025
  • AJR 13 Designating the month of March as Endosalpingiosis Awareness Month. 2025
  • AJR 12 Honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller. 2025

Showing 50 of 232, see the full record

Cosponsored · 201

Bills from the other house that Karen Kirsch signed onto. Signing on adds their name to the bill; it is not the same as leading it. From each bill's official history.

Show all 201 cosponsored bills
  • SJR 98 Equality of rights on the basis of sex, gender identity, race, color, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, marital status, family status, age, ancestry, or any other immutable characteristic and creating a private cause of action for violations of those rights by state actors (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 97 Recognizing September 25, 2025, as First Amendment Day for all people of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 93 Proclaiming November 2025 to be Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. 2025
  • SJR 92 Proclaiming October 2025 as Filipino American History Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 91 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 90 Proclaiming January as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 87 Recognizing the United States Marine Corps’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 86 Recognizing the United States Navy’s 250th birthday. 2025
  • SJR 85 Recognizing August as Immunization Awareness Month in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 84 Honoring Wisconsin’s Hispanic veterans. 2025
  • SJR 8 Proclaiming February 4, 2025, as Transit Equity Day. 2025
  • SJR 79 Urging the immediate and unconditional release of documents, files, and records related to Jeffrey Epstein. 2025
  • SJR 78 Honoring the dedication and service of Chief Justice Ann Walsh Bradley. 2025
  • SJR 77 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Thomas A. Hauke. 2025
  • SJR 74 Recognizing June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 72 Proclaiming June 2025 as Immigrant Heritage Month. 2025
  • SJR 70 Proclaiming June 12, 2025, as Women Veterans Day. 2025
  • SJR 62 Proclaiming January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, as Wisconsin State Park System 125th Anniversary. 2025
  • SJR 60 Proclaiming June 6, 2025, as Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 6 Honoring the life and enduring legacy of Robert George Uecker. 2025
  • SJR 54 Designating May 2025 and May 2026 as Food Allergy Awareness Months. 2025
  • SJR 47 Observing Tuesday, March 25, 2025, as Equal Pay Day in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 46 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Frederick P. Kessler. 2025
  • SJR 45 Proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage Months. 2025
  • SJR 42 Proclaiming 2025 as the year of the snake. 2025
  • SJR 41 Celebrating 50 years of strength and resilience of the Hmong, Lao, Cambodian, and Vietnamese people. 2025
  • SJR 40 Recognizing Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month as a time to honor the important contributions of Asians, Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders to the history of the United States. 2025
  • SJR 38 An advisory referendum on an amendment to the U.S. Constitution. 2025
  • SJR 36 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse women’s gymnastics team on winning the 2025 National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championship. 2025
  • SJR 31 Proclaiming March 31, 2025, as Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility. 2025
  • SJR 30 Congratulating the University of Wisconsin–Madison women’s hockey team on winning the 2025 NCAA Division I Women’s Hockey National Championship. 2025
  • SJR 3 Proclaiming January 2025 as Human Trafficking Awareness and Prevention Month in the state of Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 25 Commending the IBS Patient Support Group on its recognition of April 17 through April 19, 2025, as World IBS Days. 2025
  • SJR 20 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jim Soletski. 2025
  • SJR 19 Honoring the life and public service of Representative Jonathan Brostoff. 2025
  • SJR 17 Honoring April 22, 2025, as the 55th anniversary of Earth Day. 2025
  • SJR 15 Condemning the pardons and sentence commutations of individuals involved in the violent attack on law enforcement officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 2025
  • SJR 145 State contracts for stationery and printing (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 140 Congratulating the U.S. Olympic Women’s Ice Hockey Team on winning the Olympic gold medal. 2025
  • SJR 139 Slavery or involuntary servitude in punishment of a crime (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 134 Proclaiming February 2026 as Black History Month. 2025
  • SJR 131 The right to privacy (first consideration). 2025
  • SJR 13 Honoring the life and public service of Assembly Chief Clerk Patrick Fuller. 2025
  • SJR 129 Recognizing the holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha in Wisconsin. 2025
  • SJR 12 Designating the month of March as Endosalpingiosis Awareness Month. 2025
  • SJR 111 Proclaiming the months of October 2025 and October 2026 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 2025
  • SJR 110 Calling for the immediate resolution to the trade war with China. 2025
  • SJR 100 Proclaiming the last full week of September as Frontotemporal Dementia Awareness Week. 2025
  • SJR 10 Proclaiming February 2025 as Black History Month. 2025
  • SB 992 References to like-kin under the Wisconsin Shares program. 2025

Showing 50 of 201, see the full record

Campaign money

Receipt history has not been collected for this legislator's verified committees. This is a coverage gap, not zero fundraising.

Key votes · 79

Selected by rule, not judgment: the final recorded passage vote of every bill that became law, any floor vote decided by five or fewer, and every veto-override vote. Each row links to the official roll call.

Votes against their party · 6

Roll calls where Karen Kirsch voted opposite the majority of Democrats casting an Aye or Nay on that roll call. Ties within the party are excluded; absences never count. Each row links to the official roll call.

Show all 6 party-break votes
  • Feb 19, 2026 SB 501 CONCURRENCE Voted Nay; Democrats split 35 Aye–7 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 AB 446 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 12 Aye–33 Nay roll call
  • Feb 17, 2026 AB 737 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 10 Aye–35 Nay roll call
  • Nov 19, 2025 AB 616 PASSAGE Voted Nay; Democrats split 34 Aye–9 Nay roll call
  • Sep 11, 2025 AB 211 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 7 Aye–37 Nay roll call
  • Mar 13, 2025 AB 89 PASSAGE Voted Aye; Democrats split 18 Aye–26 Nay roll call

Floor attendance

Only days the chamber held recorded floor votes are shown, on every tile below, they either voted or missed: 245 votes across 25 voting days, none missed.

voted all present, not voting missed votes (striped)
2026
2025

Vote history · 245

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