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
House Votes

House 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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$4.00/year
HB1485 Roll Call 1558342 Passed 91 to 2 on Apr 25, 2025 See Article I Section 8 Declaration of Independence

2. Right to Bear Arms

Would have repealed the ban against possessing a firearm at a "church or other place of worship" and let any political subdivision enact less restrictive ordinances for a "school."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1365 Roll Call 1499529 Rejected 29 to 62 on Feb 25, 2025 See Second Amendment Declaration of Independence

3. Kingship of Jesus Christ

Would have urged North Dakota to "acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HCR3020 Roll Call 1492652 Rejected 31 to 59 on Feb 18, 2025 See Declaration of Independence First Amendment

4. Prenatal Equal Protection Act

Would have defined the term "human being" under state law to include an "unborn child" from the "moment of fertilization."
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1373 Roll Call 1488447 Rejected 16 to 77 on Feb 12, 2025 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

5. \"Defend the Guard\" Bill

Would have prohibited the North Dakota National Guard from being mobilized for active duty combat unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war or taken another official constitutional action.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HB1315 Roll Call 1477751 Rejected 10 to 84 on Jan 30, 2025 See Article I Section 8

6. Republican Form of Government

Proposes that any future amendments to the North Dakota Constitution be submitted to the electorate and receive approval from at least sixty percent of the voters.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HCR3003 Roll Call 1476576 Passed 65 to 28 on Jan 26, 2025 See Article IV Section 4 Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Bert Anderson R 17%
Dick Anderson R 20%
Karen A. Anderson R 50%
Landon Bahl R 17%
Cynthia Beck R 17%
Mike Beltz R 17%
Mike Berg R 17%
Macy Bolinske R 0%
Glenn Bosch R 17%
Michael Brandenburg R 20%
Collette Brown D 0%
Timothy Brown R N/A
Nels Christianson R 50%
Josh Christy R N/A
Liz Conmy D 0%
Jayme M. Davis D 0%
Gretchen Dobervich D 0%
Jason Dockter R 33%
Ty Dressler R 33%
Clayton Fegley R 0%
Lisa Finley-Deville D 0%
Jay Fisher R 33%
Austin Foss D 0%
Kathy Frelich R 17%
Karen James Grindberg R 17%
Jim Grueneich R 17%
Lauriebeth Hager D 0%
Jared Hagert R 17%
Karla Hanson D 0%
Patrick Hatlestad R 17%
Dori Hauck R 33%
Craig Headland R 33%
Matthew Heilman R 83%
Patrick Heinert R 33%
Donna Henderson R 83%
Jared Hendrix R 50%
Dawson Holle R 33%
Jeff Hoverson R 67%
Zachary Ista D 0%
Jorin James Johnson R 50%
Daniel Johnston R 83%
Jim Jonas R 17%
Karen Karls R 17%
James Kasper R 80%
Keith Kempenich R 40%
Dwight Kiefert R 50%
Lawrence Klemin R 17%
Ben Koppelman R 50%
Mike Lefor R 17%
Donald Longmuir R 17%
Scott Louser R 17%
Roger Maki R 67%
Andrew Marschall R 67%
Bob Martinson R 17%
Carrie McLeod R 33%
Lisa Meier R 33%
Alisa Mitskog D 0%
David Monson R 17%
Desiree Morton R 67%
Michael Motschenbacher R 17%
Eric J. Murphy R 17%
Mike Nathe R 17%
Dennis Nehring R 50%
Jon Nelson R 17%
Anna Novak R 17%
Emily O'Brien R 17%
Jeremy Olson R 17%
SuAnn Olson R 83%
Doug Osowski R 50%
Mitch Ostlie R 17%
Todd Porter R 17%
Brandy Pyle R 17%
David Richter R 17%
Nico Rios R 83%
Karen Rohr R 17%
Dan Ruby R 17%
Matthew Ruby R 17%
Mark Sanford R 17%
Bernie Satrom R 17%
Mike Schatz R 17%
Austen Schauer R 17%
Mary Schneider D 0%
Vicky Steiner R 17%
Greg Stemen R 20%
Steve Swiontek R 17%
Nathan Toman R 17%
Bill Tveit R 33%
Lori VanWinkle R 67%
Steve Vetter R 50%
Donald Vigesaa R 33%
Dan Vollmer R 33%
Scott Wagner R 17%
Jonathan Warrey R 17%
Robin Weisz R 17%
Christina Wolff R 67%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat0%
Republican31.4%
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