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 5, 2021
Leadership
President	Brent Sanford (R) ; since December 15, 2016
President Pro Tempore	Randy Burckhard (R) ; since December 3, 2018
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 (40); Minority Democratic-NPL (7);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, North Dakota Constitution
Salary	$148/session day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (25 seats)
Next election	; (24 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; North Dakota State Capitol; Bismarck, North Dakota
Website
	North Dakota Legislative Assembly

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

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

Per the state constitution, 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 four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the senate districts have elections every two years.

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

Composition[]

67th Legislative Assembly (2021–2023)

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
66th Legislative Assembly	37	10	47	0
Latest voting share	79%	21%

2021 Officers[]

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tempore of the Senate	Randy Burckhard	Republican	5
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	Erin Oban	Democratic-NPL	35
Minority Caucus chair	John Grabinger	Democratic-NPL	12

Members of the 67th Senate^[2][]

District	Senator	Party	Residence	First elected	Seat up
1	Brad Bekkedahl	Rep	Williston	2014	2022
2	David Rust	Rep	Tioga	2015†	2024
3	Oley Larsen	Rep	Minot	2010	2022
4	Jordan Kannianen	Rep	Belden	2016	2024
5	Randy Burckhard	Rep	Minot	2010	2022
6	Shawn Vedaa	Rep	Velva	2016	2024
7	Nicole Poolman	Rep	Bismarck	2012	2022
8	Howard C. Anderson Jr.	Rep	Turtle Lake	2012	2024
9	Richard Marcellais	Dem-NPL	Belcourt	2006	2022
10	Janne Myrdal	Rep	Edinburg	2016	2024
11	Tim Mathern	Dem-NPL	Fargo	1986	2022
12	Cole Conley	Rep	Jamestown	2020	2024
13	Judy Lee	Rep	West Fargo	1994	2022
14	Jerry Klein	Rep	Fessenden	1996	2024
15	Dave Oehlke	Rep	Devils Lake	2006	2022
16		Rep	West Fargo	2016	2024
17	Ray Holmberg	Rep	Grand Forks	1976	2022
18	Scott Meyer	Rep	Grand Forks	2016	2024
19	Robert Fors	Rep	Larimore	2018	2022
20	Randy Lemm	Rep	Hillsboro	2019	2024
21	Kathy Hogan	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2018	2022
22	Mark Weber	Rep	Casselton	2020	2024
23	Joan Heckaman	Dem-NPL	New Rockford	2006	2022
24	Michael Wobbema	Rep	Valley City	2020	2024
25	Larry Luick	Rep	Fairmount	2010	2022
26	Jason Heitkamp	Rep	Wahpeton	2020	2024
27	Kristin Roers	Rep	Fargo	2018	2022
28	Robert Erbele	Rep	Lehr	2000	2024
29	Terry Wanzek	Rep	Jamestown	1994	2022
30	Diane Larson	Rep	Bismarck	2016	2024
31	Donald Schaible	Rep	Mott	2010	2022
32	Dick Dever	Rep	Bismarck	2008	2024
33	Jessica Unruh	Rep	Beulah	2012†	2022
34	Doug Larsen	Rep	Mandan	2020	2024
35	Erin Oban	Dem-NPL	Bismarck	2014	2022
36	Jay Elkin	Rep	Taylor	2018†	2024
37	Rich Wardner	Rep	Dickinson	1998	2022
38	David Hogue	Rep	Minot	2008	2024
39	Dale Patten	Rep	Bowman	2018	2022
40	Karen Krebsbach	Rep	Minot	1988	2024
41	Kyle Davison	Rep	Fargo	2014	2022
42	Curt Kreun	Rep	Grand Forks	2016	2024
43	JoNell Bakke	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	2018	2022
44	Merrill Piepkorn	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2016	2024
45	Ronald Sorvaag	Rep	Fargo	2010	2022
46		Rep	Fargo	2016 (2012)	2024
47	Michael Dwyer	Rep	Bismarck	2018	2022

Past composition of the Senate[]

References[]

^ "67th Assembly Members: By Chamber/Party". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ "67th Assembly Senate Members". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

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

[dem-senators-1] "67th Assembly Members: By Chamber/Party". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[2] "67th Assembly Senate Members". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

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67th Legislative Assembly (2021) President of the Senate Brent Sanford (R) President pro tempore Randy Burckhard (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 (R) Nicole Poolman (R) Howard C. Anderson Jr. (R) Richard Marcellais (D-NPL) Janne Myrdal (R) Tim Mathern (D-NPL) Cole Conley (R) Judy Lee (R) Jerry Klein (R) Dave Oehlke (R) (R) Ray Holmberg (R) Scott Meyer (R) Robert Fors (R) Randy Lemm (R) Kathy Hogan (D-NPL) (R) Joan Heckaman (D-NPL) Michael Wobbema (R) Larry Luick (R) Jim Dotzenrod (R) Kristin Roers (R) Robert Erbele (R) Terry Wanzek (R) Diane Larson (R) Donald Schaible (R) Dick Dever (R) Jessica Unruh (R) Doug Larsen (R) Erin Oban (D-NPL) Jay Elkin (R) Rich Wardner (R) David Hogue (R) Dale Patten (R) Karen Krebsbach (R) Kyle Davison (R) Curt Kreun (R) JoNell Bakke (D-NPL) Merrill Piepkorn (D-NPL) Ronald Sorvaag (R) (R) Michael Dwyer (R)
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North Dakota Senate

Contents

Composition[]

2021 Officers[]

Members of the 67th Senate^[2][]

Past composition of the Senate[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

North Dakota Senate

Composition[]

2021 Officers[]

Members of the 67th Senate[2][]

Past composition of the Senate[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

Members of the 67th Senate^[2][]