Virginia House of Delegates · District 7

Karen Keys-Gamarra

Democratic

Where they sit

Every current House member, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.

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Keys-Gamarra
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
Votes with DemocratsCrosses party linesVotes with Republicans

Karen Keys-Gamarra's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

Virginia House of Delegates11thpercentile
More liberal than 88% of the Virginia House of Delegates.
Most liberalMost conservative
12th most liberal of 99
Votes with the Speaker
99%
Democrats Republicans 0%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Karen Keys-Gamarra.

On 939 contested votes where both voted99% on all 1,508 votes where both voted
Votes with own party
99%
Democrats Republicans 65%100%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Karen Keys-Gamarra.

On 829 party-line votesPartisan rank: 4 of 99 in the House (tied with 55 others)3 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Karen Keys-Gamarra sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Karen Keys-Gamarra
Bills
Sponsored14
Passed both chambers6
Became law5
Vetoed by the Governor1

Rank by bills passed: Rank 47 of 99 in the House (tied with 3 others) · 45 of 63 Democrats (tied with 2 others)

A bill's sponsor is its chief patron, as the General Assembly lists it; chief co-patrons and co-patrons aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Karen Keys-Gamarra
BillResultFinal action
HB 1392
Correctional facilities, local and regional, and courthouse security; powers & duties for operation
Vetoed May 19, 2026
HB 75
Medical marijuana; administration to terminally ill patients
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 206
College partnership laboratory schools; transparency
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 1421
Local and Regional Jails, State Board of; transferring administrative and supervisory authority
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 122
Cosmetic products; manufacturing or sale with certain ingredients prohibited
Became law April 13, 2026
HB 118
Discovery materials or evidence; accused may request to copy or photograph any materials
Became law April 13, 2026

Budget projects

Virginia's budget is changed item by item through amendments that each name the legislator who proposed them, but these pages don't count budget amendments yet.

Contested votes where they split

13 against the Speaker; 13 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Karen Keys-Gamarra
DateBill and motion Their voteSpeakerMost of their party
March 14, 2026 SB 756: Casino gaming; eligible host localities
Conference Committee Report
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 14, 2026 SB 661: Va. Small Business Economic Dev. Act; established, regulation and taxation of skill game machines
Conference Committee Report
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 11, 2026 SB 504: Vested rights; rulings or orders of the local circuit court, residential project
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 11, 2026 SB 219: Photo speed monitoring devices; placement and operations
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 10, 2026 SB 220: High school student athlete; revising residency requirement to participate in athletic teams, report
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 4, 2026 SB 756: Casino gaming; eligible host localities
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 4, 2026 SB 756: Casino gaming; eligible host localities
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 4, 2026 SB 531: Zoning; development and use of accessory dwelling units, delayed effective date
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
March 4, 2026 SB 126: Primary election; when filings to be made, extension for incumbents failure to file
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026 HB 684: Photo speed monitoring devices; photo-monitoring systems for traffic signals, proof of violation
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026 HB 1217: Keeper of livery stable; liens, requirements
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Feb. 17, 2026 HB 686: Open school enrollment policies; guidance on best practices available to school boards
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)
Jan. 28, 2026 HB 220: Health insurance; tobacco surcharge
Passage
Nay Yea (split) Yea (split)

Every roll call

How Karen Keys-Gamarra voted on each of the 1,577 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Karen Keys-Gamarra
DateVoteTheir vote Most of their partySpeakerYeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page
house.vga.virginia.gov
Email
delkkeys-gamarra@house.virginia.gov
Capitol office
Room 1001, General Assembly Building 201 N. 9th St., Richmond, VA 23219
804-698-1007
District office
P.O. Box 212, Oakton, VA 22124
804-698-1007

Committees

  • Communications, Technology and Innovation
  • Counties, Cities and Towns
  • Courts of Justice
  • Finance

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Virginia General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Virginia General Assembly's floor vote records, Jan. 14, 2026 to June 29, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections