North Dakota Senate

The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives.

North Dakota State Senate
North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	Two four-year terms
History
New session started	January 3, 2023
Leadership
President	Tammy Miller (R) since January 3, 2023
President pro tempore	Donald Schaible (R) since January 3, 2023
Majority Leader	David Hogue (R) since January 3, 2023
Minority Leader	Kathy Hogan (D-NPL) since January 3, 2023
Structure
Seats	47
Political groups	Majority   Republican (43) Minority   Democratic-NPL (4)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, North Dakota Constitution
Salary	$148/session day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (32 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (23 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
Senate Chamber North Dakota State Capitol Bismarck, North Dakota
Website
North Dakota Legislative Assembly

The Senate Chamber is located in the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck.

Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census. The 2000 redistricting plan provided for 47 districts, with one senator elected from each district.

Senators serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the senate districts have elections every two years. In the 2022 North Dakota elections, a ballot measure passed with 63.4% of the vote creating term limits of eight years in the North Dakota Senate, which was put into effect starting January 2023.^[1]

The Senate Chamber is located in the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Composition

68th Legislative Assembly (2023–2025)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic-NPL		Vacant
65th Legislative Assembly	38	9	47	0
66th Legislative Assembly	37	10	47	0
67th Legislative Assembly	40	7	47	0
68th Legislative Assembly	43	4	47	0
Latest voting share	93%	9%

2023 Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tempore of the Senate	Donald Schaible	Republican	31
Majority leader	David Hogue	Republican	38
Assistant Majority leader	Jerry Klein	Republican	14
Majority Caucus chair	Kristin Roers	Republican	27
Minority leader	Kathy Hogan	Democratic-NPL	21
Assistant Minority leader	Merrill Piepkorn	Democratic-NPL	44
Minority Caucus chair	Ryan Braunberger	Democratic-NPL	10

Members of the 68th Senate^[2]

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected	Seat up
1	Brad Bekkedahl	Rep	Williston	2014	2026
2	David Rust	Rep	Tioga	2015†	2024
3	Bob Paulson	Rep	Minot	2022	2026
4	Jordan Kannianen	Rep	Belden	2016	2024
5	Randy Burckhard	Rep	Minot	2010	2026
6	Shawn Vedaa	Rep	Velva	2016	2024
7	Michelle Axtman	Rep	Bismarck	2022	2026
8	Jeffery Magrum	Rep	Hazelton	2022	2024
9	Kent Weston	Rep	Sarles	2022	2024 (special)
10	Ryan Braunberger	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2022	2024
11	Tim Mathern	Dem-NPL	Fargo	1986	2026
12	Cole Conley	Rep	Jamestown	2020	2024
13	Judy Lee	Rep	West Fargo	1994	2026
14	Jerry Klein	Rep	Fessenden	1996	2024
15	Judy Estenson	Rep	Warwick	2022	2024 (special)
16	David Clemens	Rep	West Fargo	2016	2024
17	Jonathan Sickler	Rep	Grand Forks	2022†	2026
18	Scott Meyer	Rep	Grand Forks	2016	2024
19	Janne Myrdal	Rep	Edinburg	2016^[a]	2026
20	Randy Lemm	Rep	Hillsboro	2018	2024
21	Kathy Hogan	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2018	2026
22	Mark Weber	Rep	Casselton	2020	2024
23	Todd Beard	Rep	Williston	2022	2026
24	Michael Wobbema	Rep	Valley City	2020	2024
25	Larry Luick	Rep	Fairmount	2010	2026
26	Dale Patten	Rep	Watford City	2018^[b]	2024
27	Kristin Roers	Rep	Fargo	2018	2026
28	Robert Erbele	Rep	Lehr	2000	2024
29	Terry Wanzek	Rep	Jamestown	1994	2026
30	Diane Larson	Rep	Bismarck	2016	2024
31	Donald Schaible	Rep	Mott	2010	2026
32	Dick Dever	Rep	Bismarck	2008	2024
33	Keith Boehm	Rep	Mandan	2022	2026
34	Justin Gerhardt	Rep	Mandan	2023†	2024
35	Sean Cleary	Rep	Bismarck	2022	2026
36	Jay Elkin	Rep	Taylor	2018†	2024
37	Dean Rummel	Rep	Dickinson	2022	2026
38	David Hogue	Rep	Minot	2008	2024
39	Greg Kessel	Rep	Belfield	2022	2026
40	Karen Krebsbach	Rep	Minot	1988	2024
41	Kyle Davison	Rep	Fargo	2014	2026
42	Curt Kreun	Rep	Grand Forks	2016	2024
43	Jeff Barta	Rep	Grand Forks	2022	2026
44	Merrill Piepkorn	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2016	2024
45	Ronald Sorvaag	Rep	Fargo	2010	2026
46	Jim Roers	Rep	Fargo	2016 (2012)	2024
47	Michael Dwyer	Rep	Bismarck	2018	2026

†Senator was originally appointed

Committee Assignments of the 68th Senate^[3]

District	Senator	Party	Committee
1	Brad Bekkedahl	Rep	Appropriations
2	David Rust	Rep	Appropriations
3	Bob Paulson	Rep	Judiciary, Transportation
4	Jordan Kannianen	Rep	Energy and Natural Resources, Finance and Taxation
5	Randy Burckhard	Rep	Appropriations
6	Shawn Vedaa	Rep	Appropriations
7	Michelle Axtman	Rep	Education, Workforce Development
8	Jeffery Magrum	Rep	Energy and Natural Resources, Finance and Taxation
9	Kent Weston	Rep	Agriculture and Veteran Affairs, Human Services
10	Ryan Braunberger	Dem-NPL	Judiciary, State and Local Government
11	Tim Mathern	Dem-NPL	Appropriations
12	Cole Conley	Rep	Education, Transportation
13	Judy Lee	Rep	Human Services, State and Local Government
14	Jerry Klein	Rep	Industry and Business
15	Judy Estenson	Rep	Judiciary, State and Local Government
16	David Clemens	Rep	Human Services, Transportation
17	Jonathan Sickler	Rep	Judiciary, Workforce Development
18	Scott Meyer	Rep	Appropriations
19	Janne Myrdal	Rep	Agriculture and Veteran Affairs, Judiciary
20	Randy Lemm	Rep	Agriculture and Veteran Affairs, Education
21	Kathy Hogan	Dem-NPL	Agriculture and Veteran Affairs, Human Services
22	Mark Weber	Rep	Agriculture and Veteran Affairs, Finance and Taxation
23	Todd Beard	Rep	Education, Energy and Natural Resources
24	Michael Wobbema	Rep	Education, Workforce Development
25	Larry Luick	Rep	Agriculture and Veteran Affairs, Judiciary
26	Dale Patten	Rep	Energy and Natural Resources, Finance and Taxation
27	Kristin Roers	Rep	Human Services, State and Local Government
28	Robert Erbele	Rep	Appropriations
29	Terry Wanzek	Rep	Appropriations
30	Diane Larson	Rep	Judiciary, Workforce Development
31	Donald Schaible	Rep	Appropriations
32	Dick Dever	Rep	Appropriations
33	Keith Boehm	Rep	Energy and Natural Resources, Industry and Business
34	Vacant
35	Sean Cleary	Rep	Human Services, State and Local Government
36	Jay Elkin	Rep	Education, Workforce Development
37	Dean Rummel	Rep	Finance and Taxation, Transportation
38	David Hogue	Rep	None
39	Greg Kessel	Rep	Energy and Natural Resources, Industry and Business
40	Karen Krebsbach	Rep	Appropriations
41	Kyle Davison	Rep	Appropriations
42	Curt Kreun	Rep	Appropriations
43	Jeff Barta	Rep	Industry and Business, State and Local Government
44	Merrill Piepkorn	Dem-NPL	Finance and Taxation, Workforce Development
45	Ronald Sorvaag	Rep	Appropriations
46	Jim Roers	Rep	Appropriations
47	Michael Dwyer	Rep	Appropriations

1. Represented District 10 prior to 2022
2. Represented District 39 prior to 2022

Past composition of the Senate

Main article: Political party strength in North Dakota

See also

• List of presidents pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate
• List of majority leaders of the North Dakota Senate

References

1. "North Dakota Midterm Election 2022". NBC News. NBC Universal. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
2. "68th Legislative Assembly Members". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
3. "Session Committees | North Dakota Legislative Branch".

External links

• North Dakota Legislative Assembly official website
• North Dakota Senate at Ballotpedia
• Legislature of North Dakota at Project Vote Smart
• North Dakota campaign financing at FollowTheMoney.org

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