Monitor evolving ESG laws with Ballotpedia’s fact-based, free tool. Get the info you need in seconds—visit the tracker!
Karla May
2019 - Present
2027
6
Karla May (Democratic Party) is a member of the Missouri State Senate, representing District 4. She assumed office in 2019. Her current term ends on January 6, 2027.
May (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Missouri. She lost in the Democratic primary on August 6, 2024.
Biography
May earned her B.S. in business administration and M.A. in teaching. Her professional experience includes working at AT&T.
Committee assignments
Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:editor@ballotpedia.org.
2023-2024
May was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee
- Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- Joint Committee on Public Assistance
- Joint Committee on the Justice System
2021-2022
May was assigned to the following committees:
- Appropriations Committee
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee
- Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Joint Committee on Public Assistance
- Joint Committee on the Justice System
- Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
2019-2020
May was assigned to the following committees:
- Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect
- Commerce, Consumer Protection, Energy and the Environment Committee
- Rules, Joint Rules, Resolutions & Ethics Committee
- Governmental Accountability and Fiscal Oversight Committee
- Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee
- Seniors, Families and Children Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2017 |
|---|
| • Budget |
| • Transportation |
| • Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect |
| • Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, May served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2015 |
|---|
| • Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight |
| • Joint Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect |
| • Budget |
| • Appropriations - Revenue, Transportation and Economic Development |
| • Transportation |
| • Employment Security |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, May served on the following committees:
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, May served on the following committees:
| Missouri committee assignments, 2011 |
|---|
| • International Trade and Job Creation |
| • Urban Issues |
| • Workforce Development and Workplace Safety |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: United States Senate election in Missouri, 2024
General election
General election for U.S. Senate Missouri
The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Missouri on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Hawley (R) | 55.6 | 1,651,907 | |
| Lucas Kunce (D) | 41.8 | 1,243,728 | ||
| W. C. Young (L) | 1.2 | 35,671 | ||
| Jared Young (Better Party) | 0.7 | 21,111 | ||
| Nathan Kline (G) | 0.7 | 20,123 | ||
| Gina Bufe (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 2,972,559 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zack Exley (Independent)
- Doris Canaday (Socialist Equality Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
Lucas Kunce defeated Karla May, December Harmon, and Mita Biswas in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lucas Kunce | 67.6 | 255,775 | |
| Karla May | 23.2 | 87,908 | ||
| December Harmon | 7.1 | 26,804 | ||
| Mita Biswas | 2.0 | 7,647 | ||
| Total votes: 378,134 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Wesley Bell (D)
- Samuel Rutherford (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
Incumbent Josh Hawley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Josh Hawley | 100.0 | 607,602 | |
| Total votes: 607,602 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri
W. C. Young advanced from the Libertarian primary for U.S. Senate Missouri on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | W. C. Young | 100.0 | 2,437 | |
| Total votes: 2,437 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for May in this election.
2022
See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Missouri State Senate District 4
Incumbent Karla May defeated Mary Theresa McLean in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karla May (D) | 74.2 | 51,419 | |
| Mary Theresa McLean (R) | 25.8 | 17,906 | ||
| Total votes: 69,325 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 4
Incumbent Karla May advanced from the Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karla May | 100.0 | 24,644 | |
| Total votes: 24,644 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 4
Mary Theresa McLean advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 4 on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Theresa McLean | 100.0 | 5,506 | |
| Total votes: 5,506 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2018
See also: Missouri State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Missouri State Senate District 4
Karla May defeated Robert Crump in the general election for Missouri State Senate District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karla May (D) | 77.1 | 56,883 | |
| Robert Crump (R) | 22.9 | 16,927 | ||
| Total votes: 73,810 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 4
Karla May defeated incumbent Jacob Hummel in the Democratic primary for Missouri State Senate District 4 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Karla May | 57.2 | 20,204 | |
| Jacob Hummel | 42.8 | 15,137 | ||
| Total votes: 35,341 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 4
Robert Crump advanced from the Republican primary for Missouri State Senate District 4 on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Robert Crump | 100.0 | 4,731 | |
| Total votes: 4,731 | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
2016
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 2, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.
Incumbent Karla May ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 84 general election.[1]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 84 General Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Karla May Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Missouri Secretary of State | ||
Incumbent Karla May ran unopposed in the Missouri House of Representatives District 84 Democratic primary.[2][3]
| Missouri House of Representatives, District 84 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Karla May Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Missouri House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 5, 2014, and a general election on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Karla May was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.[4][5][6]
2012
May won re-election in the 2012 election for Missouri House of Representatives, District 84. May defeated Hope Whitehead and Mike Owens in the August 7 Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Karla May Incumbent |
44.1% | 2,470 |
| Mike Owens | 32.9% | 1,842 |
| Hope Whitehead | 23% | 1,287 |
| Total Votes | 5,599 | |
2010
On November 2, 2010, May won election to the Missouri House of Representatives. She was unopposed in the general election.
May defeated incumbent Hope Whitehead in the Democratic primary on August 3 by a margin of 1,380-1,342. Whitehead filed a lawsuit on August 24 challenging the results.
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Missouri scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2024
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2024, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2024, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 3 to May 17.
|
2023
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2023, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2023, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 4 to May 12.
|
2022
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2022, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2022, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 5 to May 13.
|
2021
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2021, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2021, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 6 to May 14.
|
2020
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2020, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2020, the Missouri State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 15. A special session was held from July 27 to September 16. A veto session convened on September 16. A second special session convened on November 5.
|
2019
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2019, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 30
|
2018
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2018, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2018, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 3 through May 18.
|
2017
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2017, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2017, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 4 through May 12. The legislature held its first special session from May 22 to May 26. The legislature held its second special session from June 12 to July 25. The legislature held a special session on September 13.
|
2016
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2016, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2016, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 6 through May 13.
|
2015
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2015, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2015, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 7 through May 15.
|
2014
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2014, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2014, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 8 through May 19.
|
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2013, the Missouri General Assembly was in session from January 9 through May 30.
|
Campaign themes
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Karla May did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2024
Code:
Interview with St. Louis Public Radio
Karla May highlighted the following themes in an interview with St. Louis Public Radio published on July 15, 2024. Text from the St. Louis Public Radio article follows below.[9]
| “ |
May also said she is supportive of Israel, adding that the United States needs to back its allies — and be willing to criticize their political leadership when they’re wrong. |
” |
2022
Karla May did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
|
Candidate U.S. Senate Missouri |
Officeholder Missouri State Senate District 4 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "2016 general election results," accessed December 20, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List," accessed April 28, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "State of Missouri - Primary 2016 - August 2, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results - State of Missouri - Primary Election - August 5, 2014," accessed August 26, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Certified Candidate List - Primary Election," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "All Results-State of Missouri-General-November 4, 2014: Unofficial Results," November 8, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Nov 6, 2012 General Election - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ Missouri Secretary of State, "Aug 7, 2012 Primary - All Results," accessed February 13, 2014
- ↑ St. Louis Public Radio, “Karla May says her statewide recognition means she can beat Lucas Kunce in Senate primary,” July 24, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
