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North Dakota
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Legislation
1,106 bills, 69th Legislative Assembly (2025-26)
- Introduced 35
- In committee 347
- Passed one chamber 98
- Passed both chambers 18
- Enacted 608
Current officeholders
145 legislators and statewide officials
By party (alphabetical):
- Democratic: 16
- Republican: 129
2026 candidates
9 U.S. House and Senate candidates who filed with the FEC
State legislative races are being added.
No governor election in 2026.
State Legislature · November 3, 2026
North Dakota Legislature candidates: 127 candidates in 51 districts, from the state’s official candidate list.
Statewide ballot measures · November 3, 2026
What your vote means: plain-English YES/NO explainers for 2 statewide measures, from official sources.
- Constitutional Measure No. 1: Vote needed to amend the constitution Heads up: YES repeals, undoes, or removes something
- Initiated Constitutional Measure No. 2: Free school meals funded by the state
Districts: who is on the 2026 ballot
Select a district to see who is running there in the November 3, 2026 general election (state legislative candidates from North Dakota’s official candidate list), and who represents it now. All North Dakota districts as a list.
All districts use the same color. Boundaries: U.S. House: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), simplified; State Senate: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary files, simplified; State House of Representatives: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary files, simplified. Simplified for display; check with your state or county elections office for your official district.
Recent bill activity
Sorted by date of most recent official action.
| Bill | Title | Stage | Last action | Primary sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2407 | AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for the North Dakota military museum project; to amend and reenact section 55-01-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to jurisdiction of the heritage center; to repeal subsection 3 of section 6 of chapter 17 of the 2025 Session Laws, relating to a donation pledge requirement to access funding from the strategic investment and improvements fund; to provide a statement of legislative intent; to authorize a line of credit; to provide for a report; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | September 15, 2026 | David HogueRepublican |
| HB 1628 | AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter 51-38 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks, the scheduling of kratom alkaloid derivatives as a schedule I controlled substance, and the regulation of kratom products; to amend and reenact sections 12.1-31-03 and 19-03.1-22.3, and subsection 7 of section 19-03.1-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to penalties for the use and possession of kratom alkaloid derivatives and the sale of kratom to individuals under twenty-one years of age; to provide a penalty; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | September 15, 2026 | Pat HeinertRepublican |
| SB 2408 | A BILL for an Act to create and enact subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scheduling of kratom alkaloids and kratom alkaloid derivatives as a schedule I controlled substance; to amend and reenact section 19-03.1-22.3 and subsection 7 of section 19-03.1-23 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to penalties for the use and possession of kratom alkaloids and kratom alkaloid derivatives; to provide a penalty; and to provide an effective date. | Passed one chamber | September 4, 2026 | Michelle AxtmanRepublican |
| SB 2405 | A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the order of application of the primary residence credit and discount for early payment of tax; and to provide an effective date. | Passed one chamber | September 4, 2026 | Dean RummelRepublican |
| SB 2406 | A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 44-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure agreements concerning data centers and industrial projects; to provide a penalty; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date. | In committee | September 3, 2026 | Tim MathernDemocratic |
| SB 2404 | AN ACT to provide appropriations to the information technology department and public service commission; to provide contingent loan authorization; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | David HogueRepublican |
| SB 2403 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a medical facility emergency operating loan program under the medical facility infrastructure loan fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide a transfer; to provide an effective date; and to provide an expiration date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Don SchaibleRepublican |
| SB 2402 | AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 43-15 and a new subsection to section 43-48-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prescriptive authority of pharmacists and therapeutic substitution; to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 26.1-36.11-01 and section 43-15-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the scope of practice of pharmacists; to repeal section 43-15-25.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to approved laboratory tests; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Legislative Management |
| SB 2401 | AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks by the board of occupational therapy practice; to amend and reenact section 43-17-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to physician continuing education requirements; to provide a statement of legislative intent; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Legislative Management |
| HB 1626 | AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to application of the primary residence credit and discount for early payment of tax; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Craig HeadlandRepublican |
| HB 1625 | AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-64 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of the Ray Richards golf course; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Mark SanfordRepublican |
| HB 1623 | AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to provide an appropriation to the Bank of North Dakota to administer a loan program; to provide for a transfer; to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural health loan program under the medical facility infrastructure loan fund; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for application; to provide a report; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Legislative Management |
| HB 1622 | AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and reenact section 43-17-01, subsection 1 of section 43-17-02.1, and sections 43-17-02.2 and 43-17-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirements of physician assistants privileged to practice under the physician assistant licensure compact; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Legislative Management |
| HB 1621 | AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the presidential physical fitness test in physical education courses in elementary, middle, and high schools and providing exceptions to the test; and to provide an effective date. | Enacted | January 28, 2026 | Legislative Management |
| HCR 3038 | A concurrent resolution to recognize and congratulate the Young Men's Christian Association on its 175th anniversary. | In committee | January 23, 2026 | Glenn BoschRepublican |
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Current officeholders
Listed alphabetically by last name within each body. Source: Open States (public domain), refreshed Nov 1, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.
Statewide executive officials (4)
| Name | Office | Party | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Armstrong | Governor | Republican | Record |
| Michael Howe | House | Republican | Record |
| Michelle Strinden | Lt Governor | Republican | Record |
| Drew Wrigley | Attorney General | Republican | Record |
North Dakota House (94)
— Democratic 11 · Republican 83
| Name | District | Party | Serving since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Anderson | 2 | Republican | December 1, 2014 | Record |
| Dick Anderson | 6 | Republican | December 1, 2012 | Record |
| Karen Anderson | 19 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Landon Bahl | 17 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Mike Beltz | 20 | Republican | December 1, 2020 | Record |
| Mike Berg | 8 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Macy Bolinske | 40 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Glenn Bosch | 30 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Mike Brandenburg | 28 | Republican | December 1, 2004 | Record |
| Collette Brown | 9 | Democratic | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| T.J. Brown | 27 | Republican | March 12, 2025 | Record |
| Nels Christianson | 18 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Jayme Davis | 9 | Democratic | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Gretchen Dobervich | 11 | Democratic | October 26, 2016 | Record |
| Jason Dockter | 7 | Republican | December 1, 2012 | Record |
| Ty Dressler | 36 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Clayton Fegley | 4B | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Lisa Finley-DeVille | 4A | Democratic | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Jay Fisher | 5 | Republican | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Austin Foss | 44 | Democratic | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Kathy Frelich | 15 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Adam Goldwyn | 11 | Democratic | May 26, 2026 | Record |
| Karen Grindberg | 41 | Republican | December 2, 2024 | Record |
| Jim Grueneich | 28 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| LaurieBeth Hager | 21 | Democratic | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Karla Rose Hanson | 44 | Democratic | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Patrick Hatlestad | 1 | Republican | December 1, 2006 | Record |
| Dori Hauck | 36 | Republican | March 15, 2021 | Record |
| Craig Headland | 29 | Republican | December 1, 2002 | Record |
| Matt Heilman | 7 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Pat Heinert | 32 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Donna Henderson | 15 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Jared Hendrix | 10 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Dawson Holle | 31 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Jeff Hoverson | 3 | Republican | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Zac Ista | 43 | Democratic | October 9, 2020 | Record |
| Jorin Johnson | 41 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Dan Johnston | 24 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Jim Jonas | 13 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Karen Karls | 35 | Republican | December 1, 2006 | Record |
| Jim Kasper | 46 | Republican | December 1, 2000 | Record |
| Keith Kempenich | 39 | Republican | December 1, 1992 | Record |
| Dwight Kiefert | 24 | Republican | December 1, 2012 | Record |
| Larry Klemin | 47 | Republican | December 1, 1998 | Record |
| Ben Koppelman | 16 | Republican | December 1, 2012 | Record |
| Mike Lefor | 37 | Republican | December 1, 2014 | Record |
| Donald Longmuir | 2 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Scott Louser | 5 | Republican | December 1, 2010 | Record |
| Roger Maki | 26 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Andrew Marschall | 16 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Bob Martinson | 35 | Republican | December 1, 2000 | Record |
| Carrie McLeod | 45 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Dustin McNally | 42 | Republican | September 19, 2025 | Record |
| Lisa Meier | 32 | Republican | December 1, 2000 | Record |
| Alisa Mitskog | 25 | Democratic | December 1, 2014 | Record |
| Dave Monson | 19 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Desiree Morton | 46 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Mike Motschenbacher | 47 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Eric Murphy | 43 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Mike Nathe | 30 | Republican | December 1, 2008 | Record |
| Dennis Nehring | 23 | Republican | May 6, 2024 | Record |
| Jon Nelson | 14 | Republican | December 1, 2012 | Record |
| Anna Novak | 33 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| SuAnn Olson | 8 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Doug Osowski | 42 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Mitch Ostlie | 12 | Republican | February 18, 2020 | Record |
| Todd Porter | 34 | Republican | December 1, 1998 | Record |
| Brandy Pyle | 22 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| David Richter | 1 | Republican | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Nico Rios | 23 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Karen Rohr | 31 | Republican | December 1, 2010 | Record |
| Dan Ruby | 38 | Republican | December 1, 2000 | Record |
| Matt Ruby | 40 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Dave Rustebakke | 20 | Republican | April 21, 2026 | Record |
| Mark Sanford | 17 | Republican | December 1, 2010 | Record |
| Bernie Satrom | 12 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Mike Schatz | 39 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Austen Schauer | 13 | Republican | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Mary Schneider | 21 | Democratic | December 1, 2014 | Record |
| Kathy Skroch | 25 | Republican | September 10, 2025 | Record |
| Vicky Steiner | 37 | Republican | December 1, 2010 | Record |
| Greg Stemen | 27 | Republican | December 1, 2020 | Record |
| Steve Swiontek | 10 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Kelby Timmons | 26 | Republican | May 29, 2025 | Record |
| Nathan Toman | 34 | Republican | December 1, 2012 | Record |
| Bill Tveit | 33 | Republican | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Lori VanWinkle | 3 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Steve Vetter | 18 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Don Vigesaa | 29 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Dan Vollmer | 6 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Scott Wagner | 45 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Jonathan Warrey | 22 | Republican | November 14, 2022 | Record |
| Robin Weisz | 14 | Republican | December 1, 1996 | Record |
| Christina Wolff | 38 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
North Dakota Senate (47)
— Democratic 5 · Republican 42
| Name | District | Party | Serving since | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle Axtman | 7 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Jeff Barta | 43 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Todd Beard | 23 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Brad Bekkedahl | 1 | Republican | December 1, 2014 | Record |
| Keith Boehm | 33 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Ryan Braunberger | 10 | Democratic | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Randy Burckhard | 5 | Republican | December 1, 2010 | Record |
| Jose Castaneda | 40 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Sean Cleary | 35 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| David Clemens | 16 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Cole Conley | 12 | Republican | December 1, 2020 | Record |
| Claire Cory | 42 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Kyle Davison | 41 | Republican | December 1, 2014 | Record |
| Dick Dever | 32 | Republican | December 1, 2000 | Record |
| Mike Dwyer | 47 | Republican | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Mark Enget | 2 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Robert Erbele | 28 | Republican | December 1, 2000 | Record |
| Justin Gerhardt | 34 | Republican | October 19, 2023 | Record |
| Kathy Hogan | 21 | Democratic | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| David Hogue | 38 | Republican | December 1, 2008 | Record |
| Greg Kessel | 39 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Jerry Klein | 14 | Republican | December 1, 1996 | Record |
| Diane Larson | 30 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Judy Lee | 13 | Republican | December 1, 1994 | Record |
| Randy Lemm | 20 | Republican | March 27, 2019 | Record |
| Larry Luick | 25 | Republican | December 1, 2010 | Record |
| Jeff Magrum | 8 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Richard Marcellais | 9 | Democratic | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Tim Mathern | 11 | Democratic | December 1, 1986 | Record |
| Scott Meyer | 18 | Republican | December 1, 2016 | Record |
| Janne Myrdal | 19 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Dale Patten | 26 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Bob Paulson | 3 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Michelle Powers | 46 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Kristin Roers | 27 | Republican | December 1, 2018 | Record |
| Dean Rummel | 37 | Republican | December 1, 2022 | Record |
| Don Schaible | 31 | Republican | December 1, 2010 | Record |
| Jamie Selzler | 44 | Democratic | August 4, 2026 | Record |
| Jonathan Sickler | 17 | Republican | June 2, 2022 | Record |
| Ron Sorvaag | 45 | Republican | — | Record |
| Paul Thomas | 6 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Desiree Van Oosting | 36 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Chuck Walen | 4 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Terry Wanzek | 29 | Republican | December 1, 2006 | Record |
| Mark Weber | 22 | Republican | December 1, 2020 | Record |
| Kent Weston | 15 | Republican | December 1, 2024 | Record |
| Mike Wobbema | 24 | Republican | December 1, 2020 | Record |
Official legislature website: https://ndlegis.gov/