North Dakota House of Representatives

North Dakota House of Representatives
North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
New session started	January 4, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House	David Drovdal, (R) since December 6, 2010
Majority Leader	Al Carlson, (R) since December 1, 2008
Minority Leader	Jerry Kelsh, (D-NPL) since December 6, 2010
Structure
Members	94
Political groups	Republican Party (69) Democratic-NPL Party (25)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, North Dakota Constitution
Salary	$148/session day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (47 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (47 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber North Dakota State Capitol Bismarck, North Dakota
Website
North Dakota Legislative Assembly

The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate.

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. As each district elects 2 Representatives to the House, there are currently 94 Representatives in the House.

Representatives serve 4-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the districts have elections every 2 years. Originally, the North Dakota Constitution limited members of the North Dakota House of Representatives to two-year terms, with the all representatives standing for reelection at the same time. That practice continued until 1996, when the voters approved a constitutional amendment that changed the term for representatives to four-years with staggered terms. The amendment went into effect July 1, 1997, and was first applied in the 1998 elections.

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

Composition of the House

North Dakota House Districts as of 2003. House district boundaries are identical to the North Dakota Senate's districts, with two representatives elected from each district.

62nd Legislative Assembly (2010–2011)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic-NPL		Vacant
End of previous legislature	58	36	94	0
Begin	69	25	94	0
Latest voting share	73.4%	26.6%

2010–2011 Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	David Drovdal	Republican	39
Majority Leader	Al Carlson	Republican	41
Assistant Majority Leader	Don Vigesaa	Republican	23
Minority Leader	Jerry Kelsh	Democratic	26
Assistant Minority Leader	Lee Kaldor	Democratic	20

Members of the 62nd House

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Patrick Hatlestad	Rep	Williston
	Gary Sukut	Rep	Williston
2	David Rust	Rep	Tioga
	Bob Skarphol	Rep	Tioga
3	Andrew Maragos	Rep	Minot
	Roscoe Streyle	Rep	Minot
4	Tom Conklin	Dem-NPL	Douglas
	Kenton Onstad	Dem-NPL	Parshall
5	Scott Louser	Rep	Minot
	Roger Brabrandt	Rep	Minot
6	Glen Froseth	Rep	Kenmare
	Bob Hunskor	Dem-NPL	Newburg
7	Jon Nelson	Rep	Rugby
	Dick Anderson	Rep	Willow City
8	Jeff Delzer	Rep	Underwood
	Dwight Wrangham	Rep	Bismarck
9	Tracy Boe	Dem-NPL	Mylo
	Marvin Nelson	Dem-NPL	Rolette
10	Chuck Damschen	Rep	Hampden
	David Monson	Rep	Osnabrock
11	Scot Kelsh	Dem-NPL	Fargo
	Ron Guggisberg	Dem-NPL	Fargo
12	Lyle Hanson	Dem-NPL	Jamestown
	Joe Kroeber	Dem-NPL	Jamestown
13	Kim Koppelman	Rep	West Fargo
	Alon Wieland	Rep	West Fargo
14	Duane DeKrey	Rep	Pettibone
	Robin Weisz	Rep	Hurdsfield
15	Curt Hofstad	Rep	Devils Lake
	Dennis Johnson	Rep	Devils Lake
16	Robert Kilichowski	Dem-NPL	Minto
	Joyce Kingsbury	Rep	Minto
17	Mark Sanford	Rep	Grand Forks
	Mark Owens	Rep	Grand Forks
18	Eliot Glassheim	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks
	Lonny Winrich	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks
19	Gary Paur	Rep	Gilby
	Wayne Trottier	Rep	Northwood
20	Richard Holman	Dem-NPL	Mayville
	Lee Kaldor	Dem-NPL	Mayville
21	Steven Zaiser	Dem-NPL	Fargo
	Kathy Hogan	Dem-NPL	Fargo
22	Wesley Belter	Rep	Mapleton
	Vonnie Pietsch	Rep	Casselton
23	William Devlin	Rep	Finley
	Don Vigesaa	Rep	Cooperstown
24	Ralph Metcalf	Dem-NPL	Valley City
	Phillip Mueller	Dem-NPL	Valley City
25	John Wall	Rep	Wahpeton
	Clark Williams	Dem-NPL	Wahpeton
26	Bill Amerman	Dem-NPL	Forman
	Jerry Kelsh	Dem-NPL	Fullerton
27	Randy Boehning	Rep	Fargo
	Thomas Beadle	Rep	Fargo
28	Mike Brandenburg	Rep	Edgeley
	William Kretschmar	Rep	Venturia
29	Craig Headland	Rep	Montpelier
	Chet Pollert	Rep	Carrington
30	Michael Naeth	Rep	Bismarck
	David Weiler	Rep	Bismarck
31	James Schmidt	Rep	Selfridge
	Karen Rohr	Rep	Mott
32	Mark Dosch	Rep	Bismarck
	Lisa Meier	Rep	Bismarck
33	Brenda Heller	Rep	Beulah
	Gary Kreidt	Rep	New Salem
34	RaeAnn Kelsch	Rep	Mandan
	Todd Porter	Rep	Mandan
35	Karen Karls	Rep	Bismarck
	Bob Martinson	Rep	Bismarck
36	Shirley Meyer	Dem-NPL	Dickinson
	Mike Schatz	Rep	New England
37	Nancy Johnson	Rep	Dickinson
	Vicky Steiner	Rep	Dickinson
38	Larry Bellew	Rep	Minot
	Dan Ruby	Rep	Minot
39	David Drovdal	Rep	Arnegard
	Keith Kempenich	Rep	Bowman
40	Robert Frantsvog	Rep	Minot
	Matthew Klein	Rep	Minot
41	Al Carlson	Rep	Fargo
	Bette Grande	Rep	Fargo
42	Stacy Dahl	Rep	Grand Forks
	Corey Mock	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks
43	Lois Delmore	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks
	Curt Kreun	Rep	Grand Forks
44	Donald Clark	Rep	Fargo
	Blair B. Thoreson	Rep	Fargo
45	Joe Heilman	Rep	Fargo
	Ed Gruchalla	Dem-NPL	Fargo
46	Kathy Hawken	Rep	Fargo
	Jim Kasper	Rep	Fargo
47	George Keiser	Rep	Bismarck
	Lawrence Klemin	Rep	Bismarck

See also

• List of Speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives
• List of Majority Leaders of the North Dakota House of Representatives

External links

• 62nd Legislative Assembly – Official Site