Karen DeSanto

Representative · Wisconsin

Party

Democratic

State

Wisconsin

Chamber

Representative

District

HD-040

Years active

2026

Bills sponsored

14 bills

Bills sponsored

• WI-AB314-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Adopting gender-neutral terminology and incorporating gender-neutral marriage and parentage rights. (FE)
• WI-AB316-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Grants for LGBTQIA+ rights training for school counselors and school social workers and making an appropriation. (FE)
• WI-AB359-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Prohibiting conversion therapy.
• WI-AB361-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
• WI-AJR31-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Proclaiming March 31, 2025, as Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility.
• WI-AJR76-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
• WI-AJR79-2026 failed · primary sponsor
  Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month.
• WI-SB320-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Grants for LGBTQIA+ rights training for school counselors and school social workers and making an appropriation. (FE)
• WI-SB321-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Adopting gender-neutral terminology and incorporating gender-neutral marriage and parentage rights. (FE)
• WI-SB324-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Prohibiting conversion therapy.
• WI-SB380-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Eliminating criminal defenses of adequate provocation, self-defense, or not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect if the claim is based on the victim’s gender identity or sexual orientation.
• WI-SJR31-2026 pending · co-sponsor
  Proclaiming March 31, 2025, as Wisconsin’s Transgender Day of Visibility.
• WI-SJR68-2026 pending · co-sponsor
  Eliminating constitutional restrictions on marriage (first consideration).
• WI-SJR73-2026 failed · co-sponsor
  Recognizing June 2025 as LGBTQ Pride Month.