2025 ND Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly in 2025 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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Senate Votes
1. Increasing Medicaid
Increases the "personal monthly needs allowance" for Medicaid recipients by $15 beginning July 1, 2025, and requires an adjustment annually based on inflation.
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Constitutional Vote: No
Cost per household: -$4.00/year
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
Prohibits ranked-choice voting, as well as approval voting, in all elections.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
Would have repealed the state's income tax "marriage penalty."
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
Creates an exemption for a law-enforcement officer to arrest a person without a warrant for the offense of "harassing" a public safety agency.
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Constitutional Vote: No
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
Would have excluded a Central Bank Digital Currency from the definition of "money," while recognizing gold and silver specie as "legal tender."
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
Would have revoked the common-carrier status of, and ended the use of eminent domain for, carbon dioxide pipelines.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-007
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-043
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-023
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
25% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-001
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-033
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-044
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-010
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-005
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-040
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-035
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-016
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-012
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-042
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-041
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
0% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-032
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
40% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-047
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-002
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-028
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-034
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-021
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-038
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-039
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-014
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-030
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-013
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-020
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-025
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-008
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-009
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. SD-011
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-018
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-019
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
20% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-026
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-003
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-046
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-027
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
0% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-037
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-031
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-017
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-045
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
0% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-006
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-036
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-004
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
17% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-029
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-022
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-015
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
40% Report Score
Republican · Dist. SD-024
1. Increasing Medicaid
2. Prohibiting Ranked-Choice Voting
3. Repeal of Marriage Tax Penalty
4. Warrantless Arrest for \"Harassment\"
5. Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency
6. Stopping Carbon-Capture Pipelines
