Rep. Jonathan Karlen

📋 HJ 38: Interim study on bolstering public participation in the session/legislature Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate
📋 HJ 41: Study resolution on the landlord tenant act and mobile home lot rental act Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate
📋 HB 154: Establish a housing fairness tax credit Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 5 MTFP stories	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ❌Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 168: Provide state funding for preschool children with disabilities Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 264: Generally revise wildlife location data subject to public information requests Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Reconcil. ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 304: Revise security deposit laws to provide tenants more information and time Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✴️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 305: Establish the mobile home park dispute resolution program Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	❌1st Cmte. ⚪️House ⚪️Senate ⚪️Gov.
📋 HB 335: Revise laws related to professional licensing board appointments and reporting requirements Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.
📋 HB 398: Generally revise insurance laws related to prior authorization of chronic conditions Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✴️Gov.
📋 HB 399: Revise prior authorization laws Jonathan Karlen (D)📃 Bill text 💵 Fiscal note 📰 1 MTFP story	✅1st Cmte. ✅House ✅Senate ✅Gov.

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Floor vote statistics

Calculations based on 2,631 House floor votes in 2025 involving bills.

🥇 78%

of votes cast on winning side

Average for House Democrats is 76%.

🔴 67%

of votes cast on side taken by most Republicans

Average for House Democrats is 65%.

🔵 96%

of votes cast on side taken by most Democrats

Average for House Democrats is 95%.

Karlen has been marked absent or excused for 0 votes. Average for House lawmakers is 22.8.

HD 98 election results

Last in-cycle for House election in 2024. House seats are elected every two years, Senate seats every four.

General election vote, 2024

Won by 15% (984 votes)

Party primary vote, 2024

Ran unopposed

Governor vote in district, 2024

Won by 13% (867 votes)

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