North Dakota Senate
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North Dakota State Senate | |
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North Dakota Legislative Assembly | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | None |
History | |
New session started | January 6, 2015 |
Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 47 |
File:Senate diagram 2014 State of ND.svg | |
Political groups | Governing party
Opposition party
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Length of term | 4 years |
Authority | Article IV, North Dakota Constitution |
Salary | $148/session day + per diem |
Elections | |
Last election | November 4, 2014 (24 seats) |
Next election | November 1, 2016 (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
- 64th Legislative Assembly (2015-2016)
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Republican | Democratic-NPL | Vacant | ||
End of previous legislature | 35 | 12 | 47 | 0 |
End of previous legislature | 33 | 14 | 47 | 0 |
Begin | 32 | 15 | 47 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 68.1% | 31.9% |
2015–2016 Officers
Position | Name | Party | District |
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President Pro Tem of the Senate | Dick Dever | Republican | 32 |
Majority Leader | Rich Wardner | Republican | 37 |
Assistant Majority Leader | Jerry Klein | Republican | 14 |
Minority Leader | Mac Schneider | Democratic-NPL | 42 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Joan Heckaman | Democratic-NPL | 23 |
Members of the 64th Senate
District | Senator | Party | Residence | First elected | Seat up |
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1 | Stanley Lyson | Rep | Williston | 1998 | 2014 |
2 | John Andrist | Rep | Crosby | 1992 | 2016 |
3 | Oley Larsen | Rep | Minot | 2010 | 2014 |
4 | John Warner | Dem-NPL | Ryder | 2004 | 2016 |
5 | Randy Burckhard | Rep | Minot | 2010 | 2014 |
6 | David O'Connell | Dem-NPL | Lansford | 1988 | 2016 |
7 | Nicole Poolman | Rep | Bismarck | 2012 | 2014 |
8 | Howard Anderson Jr. | Rep | Turtle Lake | 2012 | 2016 |
9 | Richard Marcellais | Dem-NPL | Belcourt | 2006 | 2014 |
10 | Joe Miller | Rep | Park River | 2008 | 2016 |
11 | Tim Mathern | Dem-NPL | Fargo | 1986 | 2014 |
12 | John Grabinger | Dem-NPL | Jamestown | 2012 | 2016 |
13 | Judy Lee | Rep | West Fargo | 1994 | 2014 |
14 | Jerry Klein | Rep | Fessenden | 1996 | 2016 |
15 | Dave Oehlke | Rep | Devils Lake | 2006 | 2014 |
16 | Tyler Axness | Dem-NPL | Fargo | 2012 | 2016 |
17 | Ray Holmberg | Rep | Grand Forks | 1976 | 2014 |
18 | Constance Triplett | Dem-NPL | Grand Forks | 2003† | 2016 |
19 | Tom Campbell | Rep | Grafton | 2012 | 2016 |
20 | Philip Murphy | Dem-NPL | Mayville | 2010† | 2016 |
21 | Carolyn Nelson | Dem-NPL | Fargo | 1994 | 2014 |
22 | Gary Lee | Rep | Casselton | 2000 | 2016 |
23 | Joan Heckaman | Dem-NPL | New Rockford | 2006 | 2014 |
24 | Larry Robinson | Dem-NPL | Valley City | 1988 | 2016 |
25 | Larry Luick | Rep | Wahpeton | 2010 | 2014 |
26 | Jim Dotzenrod | Dem-NPL | Wyndmere | 2008 | 2016 |
27 | Spencer Berry | Rep | Fargo | 2010 | 2014 |
28 | Robert Erbele | Rep | Lehr | 2000 | 2016 |
29 | Terry Wanzek | Rep | Jamestown | 1994 | 2014 |
30 | Ron Carlisle | Rep | Bismarck | 2011† | 2016 |
31 | Donald Schaible | Rep | Mott | 2010 | 2014 |
32 | Dick Dever | Rep | Bismarck | 2008 | 2016 |
33 | Jessica Unruh | Rep | Beulah | 2012† | 2014 |
34 | Dwight Cook | Rep | Mandan | 1996 | 2016 |
35 | Erin Oban | Dem-NPL | Bismarck | 2014 | 2018 |
36 | Kelly Armstrong | Rep | Dickinson | 2012 | 2016 |
37 | Rich Wardner | Rep | Dickinson | 1998 | 2014 |
38 | David Hogue | Rep | Minot | 2008 | 2016 |
39 | Bill Bowman | Rep | Bowman | 1990 | 2014 |
40 | Karen Krebsbach | Rep | Minot | 1988 | 2016 |
41 | Tony Grindberg | Rep | Fargo | 1992 | 2014 |
42 | Mac Schneider | Dem-NPL | Grand Forks | 2008 | 2016 |
43 | Lonnie Laffen | Rep | Grand Forks | 2010 | 2014 |
44 | Tim Flakoll | Rep | Fargo | 1998 | 2016 |
45 | Ronald Sorvaag | Rep | Fargo | 2010 | 2014 |
46 | George B. Sinner | Dem-NPL | Fargo | 2012 | 2016 |
47 | Ralph Kilzer | Rep | Bismarck | 1998 | 2014 |
See also
- List of Presidents pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate
- List of Majority Leaders of the North Dakota Senate
References
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