North Dakota Senate

North Dakota State Senate
North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
New session started	January 4, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Drew Wrigley, (R) since December 7, 2010
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Rich Wardner, (R) since December 6, 2010
Majority Leader	Vacant
Minority Leader	Ryan M. Taylor, (D-NPL) since December 6, 2010
Structure
Members	47
Political groups	Republican Party (34) Democratic-NPL Party (12)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article IV, North Dakota Constitution
Salary	$148/session day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (24 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (23 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State 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.

1 Composition
- 1.1 2011–2012 Officers
- 1.2 Members of the 62nd Senate
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

Composition

62nd Legislative Assembly (2010–2011)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic-NPL		Vacant
End of previous legislature	26	21	47	0

Begin	35	12	47	0
July 18, 2011^[1]	34	12	46	1
Latest voting share	73%	27%

2011–2012 Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Rich Wardner	Republican	37
Majority Leader	Rich Wardner	Republican	37
Assistant Majority Leader	Randel Christmann	Republican	33
Minority Leader	Ryan M. Taylor	Democratic	7
Assistant Minority Leader	Mac Schneider	Democratic	42

Members of the 62nd Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence	Seat up
1	Stanley Lyson	Rep	Williston	2014
2	John Andrist	Rep	Crosby	2012
3	Oley Larsen	Rep	Minot	2014
4	John Warner	Dem-NPL	Ryder	2012
5	Randy Burckhard	Rep	Minot	2014
6	David O'Connell	Dem-NPL	Lansford	2012
7	Ryan Taylor	Dem-NPL	Towner	2014
8	Layton Freborg	Rep	Underwood	2012
9	Richard Marcellais	Dem-NPL	Belcourt	2014
10	Curtis Olafson	Rep	Edinburg	2012
11	Tim Mathern	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2014
12	Dave Nething	Rep	Jamestown	2012
13	Judy Lee	Rep	West Fargo	2014
14	Jerry Klein	Rep	Fessenden	2012
15	Dave Oehlke	Rep	Devils Lake	2014
16	Joe Miller	Rep	Park River	2012
17	Ray Holmberg	Rep	Grand Forks	2014
18	Constance Triplett	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	2012
19	Gerald Uglem	Rep	Northwood	2014
20	Elroy Lindaas	Dem-NPL	Mayville	2012
21	Carolyn Nelson	Dem-NPL	Fargo	2014
22	Gary Lee	Rep	Casselton	2012
23	Joan Heckaman	Dem-NPL	New Rockford	2014
24	Larry Robinson	Dem-NPL	Valley City	2012
25	Larry Luick	Rep	Wahpeton	2014
26	Jim Dotzenrod	Dem-NPL	Wyndmere	2012
27	Spencer Berry	Rep	Fargo	2014
28	Robert Erbele	Rep	Lehr	2012
29	Terry Wanzek	Rep	Jamestown	2014
30	Vacant			2012
31	Donald Schaible	Rep	Mott	2014
32	Dick Dever	Rep	Bismarck	2012
33	Randel Christmann	Rep	Hazen	2014
34	Dwight Cook	Rep	Mandan	2012
35	Margaret Sitte	Rep	Bismarck	2014
36	George Nodland	Rep	Dickinson	2012
37	Rich Wardner	Rep	Dickinson	2014
38	David Hogue	Rep	Minot	2012
39	Bill Bowman	Rep	Bowman	2014
40	Karen Krebsbach	Rep	Minot	2012
41	Tony Grindberg	Rep	Fargo	2014
42	Mac Schneider	Dem-NPL	Grand Forks	2012
43	Lonnie Laffen	Rep	Grand Forks	2014
44	Tim Flakoll	Rep	Fargo	2012
45	Ronald Sorvaag	Rep	Fargo	2014
46	Tom Fischer	Rep	Fargo	2012
47	Ralph Kilzer	Rep	Bismarck	2014

References

^ Republican Majority Leader Bob Stenehjem (District 30) died

External links

North Dakota Legislative Branch official website
Project Vote Smart – State Senate of North Dakota

Members of the North Dakota State Senate

62nd Legislative Assembly (2011)
President of the Senate: Drew Wrigley (R) • President pro Tempore: Rich Wardner (R) • Majority Leader: Vacant • Minority Leader: Ryan M. Taylor (D-NPL)

Stanley W. Lyson (R)
John Andrist (R)
Oley Larsen (R)
John Warner (D-NPL)
Randy Burckhard (R)
David O'Connell (D-NPL)
Ryan M. Taylor (D-NPL)
Layton Freborg (R)
Richard Marcellais (D-NPL)
Curtis Olafson (R)

Tim Mathern (D-NPL)
Dave Nething (R)
Judy Lee (R)
Jerry Klein (R)
Dave Oehlke (R)
Joe Miller (R)
Ray Holmberg (R)
Constance Triplett (D-NPL)
Gerald Uglem (R)
Philip Murphy (D-NPL)

Carolyn Nelson (D-NPL)
Gary Lee (R)
Joan Heckaman (D-NPL)
Larry Robinson (D-NPL)
Larry Luick (R)
Jim Dotzenrod (D-NPL)
Spencer Berry (R)
Robert Erbele (R)
Terry Wanzek (R)
Vacant

Donald Schaible (R)
Dick Dever (R)
Randel Christmann (R)
Dwight Cook (R)
Margaret Sitte (R)
George Nodland (R)
Rich Wardner (R)
David Hogue (R)
Bill Bowman (R)
Karen Krebsbach (R)

Tony Grindberg (R)
Mac Schneider (D-NPL)
Lonnie Laffen (R)
Tim Flakoll (R)
Ronald Sorvaag (R)
Tom Fischer (R)
Ralph Kilzer (R)

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