2021-2022 North Dakota Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly in 2021 and 2022 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators' overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

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Senate Votes
House Votes

House Votes

1. Mask Mandates

Prevents any government within the state, including schools, from being able to mandate the wearing of masks.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1323 Roll Call 1060429 Passed 66 to 27 on Apr 22, 2021 See Declaration of Independence

2. Gun Rights - Enforcement

Prohibits a law enforcement officer or individual employed by the government within the state to provide assistance with an investigation, prosecution, or enforcement of an unconstitutional federal gun control law.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1383 Roll Call 1056101 Passed 80 to 12 on Apr 19, 2021 See Second Amendment

3. Nullification

Creates a committee with the purpose of acting on federal nullification of any unconstitutional law.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1282 Roll Call 1056067 Rejected 38 to 55 on Apr 19, 2021 See Article VI

4. Article V Con-Con

Would have applied to Congress for a Convention of States to propose a congressional term limits amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HCR3033 Roll Call 1020804 Rejected 26 to 65 on Mar 3, 2021 See Article V

5. Compact for a Balanced Budget

Extends North Dakota's current membership in the Compact for a Balanced Budget through 2031.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HB1429 Roll Call 1009199 Passed 75 to 19 on Feb 18, 2021 See Article V

6. Gun Rights - Nullification

Ensures that personal firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition manufactured commercially or privately are not subject to unconstitutional federal law.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1272 Roll Call 1007986 Passed 69 to 23 on Feb 17, 2021 See Article VI, Second Amendment, Ninth Amendment, and 10th Amendment

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Mary Adams D 17%
Bert Anderson R 67%
Dick Anderson R 40%
Pamela Anderson D 0%
Cynthia Beck R 50%
Rick Becker R 83%
Larry Bellew R 67%
Mike Beltz R 50%
Tracy Boe D 50%
Glenn Bosch R 67%
Joshua Boschee D 0%
Michael Brandenburg R 60%
Ruth Buffalo D 0%
Cole Christensen R 83%
Claire Cory R 83%
Charles Damschen R 67%
Jeff Delzer R 100%
William Devlin R 83%
Gretchen Dobervich D 40%
Jason Dockter R 67%
Sebastian Ertelt R 100%
Clayton Fegley R 83%
Jay Fisher R 67%
Ron Guggisberg D 33%
Lauriebeth Hager D 33%
Jared Hagert R 50%
Karla Hanson D 0%
Patrick Hatlestad R 50%
Dori Hauck R 100%
Craig Headland R 83%
Patrick Heinert R 50%
Jeff Hoverson R 83%
Michael Howe R 83%
Zachary Ista D 33%
Dennis Johnson R 67%
Mary Johnson R 50%
Shannon Roers Jones R 33%
Terry Jones R 67%
Tom Kading R 83%
Karen Karls R 50%
James Kasper R 100%
George Keiser R 50%
Keith Kempenich R 83%
Dwight Kiefert R 100%
Lawrence Klemin R 50%
Ben Koppelman R 67%
Kim Koppelman R 67%
Gary Kreidt R 60%
Mike Lefor R 83%
Donald Longmuir R 67%
Scott Louser R 67%
Jeffery Magrum R 83%
Andrew Marschall R 67%
Bob Martinson R 50%
Lisa Meier R 67%
Alisa Mitskog D 17%
Corey Mock D 33%
David Monson R 67%
Mike Nathe R 50%
Dave Nehring R 67%
Jon Nelson R 33%
Marvin Nelson D 33%
Emily O'Brien R 33%
Mitch Ostlie R 25%
Mark Owens R 67%
Bob Paulson R 83%
Gary Paur R 50%
Chet Pollert R 67%
Todd Porter R 50%
Brandy Pyle R 67%
David Richter R 67%
Karen Rohr R 83%
Dan Ruby R 50%
Matthew Ruby R 67%
Mark Sanford R 50%
Bernie Satrom R 67%
Mike Schatz R 83%
Austen Schauer R 83%
James Schmidt R 83%
Mary Schneider D 33%
Randy Schobinger R 67%
Luke Simons R 67%
Kathy Skroch R 83%
Vicky Steiner R 83%
Greg Stemen R 50%
Michelle Strinden R 67%
Paul Thomas R 67%
Nathan Toman R 83%
Wayne Trottier R 50%
Bill Tveit R 83%
Steve Vetter R 83%
Donald Vigesaa R 60%
Robin Weisz R 67%
Greg Westlind R 67%
Denton Zubke R 50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat23%
Republican67.2%
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