North Dakota House of Representatives

North Dakota House of Representatives
North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Type
Type	Lower house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 6, 2015
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Wesley Belter(R) Since December 1, 2014
Majority Leader	Al Carlson(R) Since December 1, 2008
Minority Leader	Corey Mock(D-NPL) Since December 1, 2014
Structure
Seats	94

Political groups	Governing party Republican (71) Opposition party Democratic-NPL (23)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, North Dakota Constitution
Salary	$148/session day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (48 seats)
Next election	November 1, 2016 (46 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 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.^[1]^[2]

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.

64th Legislative Assembly (2015–2016)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic-NPL		Vacant
End of previous legislature	70	23	94	1

Begin	71	23	94	0
Latest voting share	7001755000000000000♠75.5%	7001245000000000000♠24.5%

2015–2016 Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Wesley Belter	Republican	22
Majority Leader	Al Carlson	Republican	41
Assistant Majority Leader	Don Vigesaa	Republican	23
Minority Leader	Kenton Onstad	Democratic	4
Assistant Minority Leader	Corey Mock	Democratic	42

Members of the 64th House^[3]

District	Representative	Party	Residence	First elected
1	Patrick Hatlestad	Rep	Williston	2006
1	Gary Sukut	Rep	Williston	2006
2	Bert Anderson	Rep	Crosby	2014
2	Bob Skarphol	Rep	Tioga	2000
3	Andrew Maragos	Rep	Minot	2010
3	Roscoe Streyle	Rep	Minot	2010
4	Glen Froseth	Rep	Kenmare	1992
4	Kenton Onstad	Dem-NPL	Parshall	2000
5	Roger Brabrandt	Rep	Minot	2010
5	Scott Louser	Rep	Minot	2010
6	Dick Anderson	Rep	Willow City	2010
6	Bob Hunskor	Dem-NPL	Newburg	2000
7	Rick Becker	Rep	Bismarck	2012
7	Jason Dockter	Rep	Bismarck	2012
8	Jeff Delzer	Rep	Underwood	1994
8	Vernon Laning	Rep	Bismarck	2012
9	Tracy Boe	Dem-NPL	Mylo	2002
9	Marvin Nelson	Dem-NPL	Rolette	2010
10	Chuck Damschen	Rep	Hampden	2004
10	David Monson	Rep	Osnabrock	1992
11	Ron Guggisberg	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2010
11	Kris Wallman	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2014
12	Jessica Haak	Dem-NPL	Jamestown	2012
12	Alex Looysen	Rep	Jamestown	2012
13	Kim Koppelman	Rep	West Fargo	1994
13	Christopher Olson	Rep	West Fargo	2014
14	Jon Nelson	Rep	Rugby	1996
14	Robin Weisz	Rep	Hurdsfield	1996
15	Curt Hofstad	Rep	Devils Lake	2006
15	Dennis Johnson	Rep	Devils Lake	1992
16	Benjamin Hanson	Dem-NPL	West Fargo	2012
16	Ben Koppelman	Rep	West Fargo	2012
17	Mark Owens	Rep	Grand Forks	2010
17	Mark Sanford	Rep	Grand Forks	2010
18	Eliot Glassheim	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	1992
18	Marie Strinden	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	2012
19	Gary Paur	Rep	Gilby	2010
19	Wayne Trottier	Rep	Northwood	2010
20	Richard Holman	Dem-NPL	Mayville	2008
20	Gail Mooney	Dem-NPL	Cummings	2012
21	Kathy Hogan	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2009†
21	Mary Schneider	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2014
22	Wesley Belter	Rep	Mapleton	1984
22	Peter F. Silbernagel	Rep	Casselton	2012
23	William Devlin	Rep	Finley	2010
23	Don Vigesaa	Rep	Cooperstown	2002
24	Dwight Kiefert	Rep	Valley City	2012
24	Naomi T. Muscha	Dem-NPL	Enderlin	2012
25	Cindy Beck	Rep	Wahpeton	2014
25	Alisa Mitskog	Dem-NPL	Wahpeton	2014
26	Bill Amerman	Dem-NPL	Forman	2002
26	Jerry Kelsh	Dem-NPL	Fullerton	2008
27	Thomas Beadle	Rep	Fargo	2010
27	Randy Boehning	Rep	Fargo	2002
28	Mike Brandenburg	Rep	Edgeley	2004 1998-2002
28	William Kretschmar	Rep	Venturia	2000
29	Craig Headland	Rep	Montpelier	2002
29	Chet Pollert	Rep	Carrington	1998
30	Diane Larson	Rep	Bismarck	2012
30	Michael Nathe	Rep	Bismarck	2008
31	Karen Rohr	Rep	Mott	2010
31	James Schmidt	Rep	Selfridge	2010
32	Mark Dosch	Rep	Bismarck	2000
32	Lisa Meier	Rep	Bismarck	2008
33	Gary Kreidt	Rep	New Salem	2002
33	Jay Seibel	Rep	Beulah	2014
34	Todd Porter	Rep	Mandan	1998
34	Nathan Toman	Rep	Mandan	2012
35	Karen Karls	Rep	Bismarck	2006
35	Bob Martinson	Rep	Bismarck	2000 1972-1996
36	Alan Fehr	Rep	Dickinson	2012
36	Mike Schatz	Rep	New England	2008
37	Mike Lefor	Rep	Dickinson	2014
37	Vicky Steiner	Rep	Dickinson	2010
38	Larry Bellew	Rep	Minot	2000
38	Dan Ruby	Rep	Minot	2000
39	Keith Kempenich	Rep	Bowman	1992
39	Denton Zubke	Rep	Watford City	2014
40	Robert Frantsvog	Rep	Minot	2008
40	Matthew Klein	Rep	Minot	1992
41	Pamela Anderson	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2014
41	Al Carlson	Rep	Fargo	1992
42	Corey Mock	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	2008
42	Kylie Oversen	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	2012
43	Richard Becker	Rep	Grand Forks	2014
43	Lois Delmore	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	1994
44	Joshua Boschee	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2012
44	Blair Thoreson	Rep	Fargo	1998
45	Mary Johnson	Rep	Fargo	2014
45	Tom Kading	Rep	Fargo	2014
46	Kathy Hawken	Rep	Fargo	1996
46	Jim Kasper	Rep	Fargo	2000
47	George Keiser	Rep	Bismarck	1992
47	Lawrence Klemin	Rep	Bismarck	1998

†Representative was appointed when they first joined the House

References

↑ House Concurrent Resolution No. 3010 (North Dakota Session Laws 1995, ch. 649) approved November 5, 1996 (ND Session Laws 1997, ch. 570)
↑ "State by State: The Election at a Glance". Daytona News-Journal. November 7, 1996. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "64td Assembly House Members". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved 20 April 2015.

External links

North Dakota Legislative Assembly official site
North Dakota House of Representatives at Ballotpedia
Legislature of North Dakota at Project Vote Smart
North Dakota campaign financing at FollowTheMoney.org

Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives

64th Legislative Assembly (2015) Speaker of the House: Wesley Belter (R) Majority Leader: Al Carlson (R) Minority Leader: Corey Mock (D-NPL)

Patrick Hatlestad (R) Gary Sukut (R) David Rust (R) Bob Skarphol (R) Andrew Maragos (R) Roscoe Streyle (R) Glen Froseth (R) Kenton Onstad (D-NPL) Scott Louser (R) Roger Brabrandt (R) Dick Anderson (R) Bob Hunskor (D-NPL) Rick Becker (R) Jason Dockter (R) Jeff Delzer (R) Vernon R. Laning (R) Tracy Boe (D-NPL) Marvin Nelson (D-NPL) Chuck Damschen (R) David Monson (R) Ron Guggisberg (D-NPL) Scot Kelsh (D-NPL) Jessica Haak (D-NPL) Alex Looysen (R) Kim Koppelman (R) Alon Wieland (R) Jon Nelson (R) Robin Weisz (R) Curt Hofstad (R) Dennis Johnson (R) Ben W. Hanson (D-NPL) Ben Koppelman (R) Mark Owens (R) Mark Sanford (R) Eliot Glassheim (D-NPL) Marie Strinden (D-NPL) Wayne Trottier (R) Gary Paur (R) Richard Holman (D-NPL) Gail Mooney (D-NPL) Kathy Hogan (D-NPL) Steve Zaiser (D-NPL) Wesley Belter (R) Peter F. Silbernagel (R) William Devlin (R) Don Vigesaa (R) Naomi Muscha (D-NPL) Dwight Kiefert (R) John Wall (R) Clark Williams (D-NPL) Bill Amerman (D-NPL) Jerry Kelsh (D-NPL) Randy Boehning (R) Thomas Beadle (R) Michael Don Brandenburg (R) William Kretschmar (R) Craig Headland (R) Chet Pollert (R) Mike Nathe (R) Diane Larson (R) Karen Rohr (R) James Schmidt (R) Mark Dosch (R) Lisa Meier (R) Brenda Heller (R) Gary Kreidt (R) Nathan Toman (R) Todd Porter (R) Karen Karls (R) Bob Martinson (R) Alan Fehr (R) Mike Schatz (R) Nancy Johnson (R) Vicky Steiner (R) Larry Bellew (R) Dan Ruby (R) David Drovdal (R) Keith Kempenich (R) Robert Frantsvog (R) Matthew Klein (R) Al Carlson (R) Bette Grande (R) Kylie Oversen (D-NPL) Corey Mock (D-NPL) Lois Delmore (D-NPL) Curt Kreun (R) Joshua Boschee (D-NPL) Blair Thoreson (R) Joe Heilman (R) Ed Gruchalla (D-NPL) Kathy Hawken (R) James Kasper (R) George Keiser (R) Lawrence Klemin (R)

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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 146026720 LCCN: n50066278 GND: 252866-6

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