North Dakota Senate

North Dakota State Senate
North Dakota State Senate
	North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 3, 2017
Leadership
President of the Senate	Brent Sanford (R) ; Since December 15, 2016
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Gary Lee (R) ; Since December 5, 2016
Majority Leader	Rich Wardner (R) ; Since December 1, 2011
Minority Leader	Joan Heckaman (D-NPL) ; Since December 5, 2016
Structure
Seats	47
Political groups	Majority Republican (38); Minority Democratic-NPL (9)[1];
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, North Dakota Constitution
Salary	$148/session day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016; (24 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018; (25 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; North Dakota State Capitol; Bismarck, North Dakota
Website
	North Dakota Legislative Assembly

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

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 4-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the districts have elections every 2 years.

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

Composition

65th Legislative Assembly (2017–2018)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic-NPL		Vacant
64th Legislative Assembly	32	15	47	0

65th Legislative Assembly	38	9	47	0
Latest voting share	7001809000000000000♠80.9%	7001191000000000000♠19.1%

2015–2016 Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Gary Lee	Republican	22
Majority Leader	Rich Wardner	Republican	37
Assistant Majority Leader	Jerry Klein	Republican	14
Majority Caucus Chair	David Hogue	Republican	38
Minority Leader	Joan Heckaman	Democratic-NPL	23
Assistant Minority Leader	John Grabinger	Democratic-NPL	12
Minority Caucus Chair	Carolyn Nelson	Democratic-NPL	21

Members of the 65th Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected	Seat up
1	Brad Bekkedahl	Rep	Williston	2014	2018
2	David Rust	Rep	Tioga	2015†	2020
3	Oley Larsen	Rep	Minot	2010	2018
4	Jordan Kannianen	Rep	Belden	2016	2020
5	Randy Burckhard	Rep	Minot	2010	2018
6	Shawn Vedaa	Rep	Velva	2016	2020
7	Nicole Poolman	Rep	Bismarck	2012	2018
8	Howard Anderson Jr.	Rep	Turtle Lake	2012	2020
9	Richard Marcellais	Dem-NPL	Belcourt	2006	2018
10	Janne Myrdal	Rep	Edinburg	2016	2020
11	Tim Mathern	Dem-NPL	Fargo	1986	2018
12	John Grabinger	Dem-NPL	Jamestown	2012	2020
13	Judy Lee	Rep	West Fargo	1994	2018
14	Jerry Klein	Rep	Fessenden	1996	2020
15	Dave Oehlke	Rep	Devils Lake	2006	2018
16	David Clemens	Rep	West Fargo	2016	2020
17	Ray Holmberg	Rep	Grand Forks	1976	2018
18	Scott Meyer	Rep	Grand Forks	2016	2020
19	Tom Campbell	Rep	Grafton	2012	2018
20	Arne Osland	Rep	Mayville	2016	2020
21	Carolyn Nelson	Dem-NPL	Fargo	1994	2018
22	Gary Lee	Rep	Casselton	2000	2020
23	Joan Heckaman	Dem-NPL	New Rockford	2006	2018
24	Larry Robinson	Dem-NPL	Valley City	1988	2020
25	Larry Luick	Rep	Fairmount	2010	2018
26	Jim Dotzenrod	Dem-NPL	Wyndmere	2008	2020
27	Jonathan Casper	Rep	Fargo	2014	2018
28	Robert Erbele	Rep	Lehr	2000	2020
29	Terry Wanzek	Rep	Jamestown	1994	2018
30	Diane Larson	Rep	Bismarck	2016	2020
31	Donald Schaible	Rep	Mott	2010	2018
32	Dick Dever	Rep	Bismarck	2008	2020
33	Jessica Unruh	Rep	Beulah	2012†	2018
34	Dwight Cook	Rep	Mandan	1996	2020
35	Erin Oban	Dem-NPL	Bismarck	2014	2018
36	Kelly Armstrong	Rep	Dickinson	2012	2020
37	Rich Wardner	Rep	Dickinson	1998	2018
38	David Hogue	Rep	Minot	2008	2020
39	Bill Bowman	Rep	Bowman	1990	2018
40	Karen Krebsbach	Rep	Minot	1988	2020
41	Kyle Davison	Rep	Fargo	2014	2018
42	Curt Kreun	Rep	Grand Forks	2016	2020
43	Lonnie Laffen	Rep	Grand Forks	2010	2018
44	Merrill Piepkorn	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2016	2020
45	Ronald Sorvaag	Rep	Fargo	2010	2018
46	Jim Roers	Rep	Fargo	2016 2012	2020
47	Ralph Kilzer	Rep	Bismarck	1998	2018

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Past composition of the Senate

References

↑ "65th Assembly Members: By Chamber/Party". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
↑ "65th Assembly Senate Members". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

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

Coordinates: 46°49′15″N 100°46′57″W / 46.82083°N 100.78250°W / 46.82083; -100.78250

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[dem-senators-1] "65th Assembly Members: By Chamber/Party". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[2] "65th Assembly Senate Members". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

Members of the North Dakota State Senate
65th Legislative Assembly (2017) President of the Senate: Brent Sanford (R) President pro Tempore: Gary Lee (R) Majority Leader: Rich Wardner (R) Minority Leader: Joan Heckaman (D-NPL)
Brad Bekkedahl (R) David Rust (R) Oley Larsen (R) Jordan Kannianen (R) Randy Burckhard (R) Shawn Vedaa (D-NPL) Nicole Poolman (R) Howard Anderson Jr. (R) Richard Marcellais (D-NPL) Janne Myrdal (R) Tim Mathern (D-NPL) John Grabinger (D-NPL) Judy Lee (R) Jerry Klein (R) Dave Oehlke (R) David Clemens (R) Ray Holmberg (R) Scott Meyer (R) Tom Campbell (R) Arne Osland (R) Carolyn Nelson (D-NPL) Gary Lee (R) Joan Heckaman (D-NPL) Larry Robinson (D-NPL) Larry Luick (R) Jim Dotzenrod (D-NPL) Jonathan Casper (R) Robert Erbele (R) Terry Wanzek (R) Diane Larson (R) Donald Schaible (R) Dick Dever (R) Jessica Unruh (R) Dwight Cook (R) Erin Oban (D) Kelly Armstrong (R) Rich Wardner (R) David Hogue (R) Bill Bowman (R) Karen Krebsbach (R) Kyle Davison (R) Curt Kreun (R) Lonnie Laffen (R) Merrill Piepkorn (D-NPL) Ronald Sorvaag (R) Jim Roers (R) Ralph Kilzer (R)
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