Myhra was first elected to the District 56A of the House in 2010, and was re-elected in 2012. She did not seek re-election in 2014. Myhra ran as a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota as the running mate of GOP gubernatorial candidate, Marty Seifert, who ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of Minnesota. Their ticket was defeated in the Republican Primary on August 12, 2014. Myhra opted to run for Lieutenant Governor, rather than seek re-election to her House seat in 2014. In 2018, Myrha ran for Minnesota State Auditor, but lost to Julie Blaha. In 2020, Myrha ran for her previously held House seat, but lost to Jessica Hanson.
