North Dakota Senate

North Dakota State Senate
North Dakota Legislative Assembly

Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 6, 2015
Leadership
President of the Senate	Drew Wrigley (R) since December 7, 2010
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Dick Dever (R) since December 1, 2014
Majority Leader	Rich Wardner
Minority Leader	Mac Schneider (D-NPL) since December 1, 2014
Structure
Seats	47

Political groups	Governing party Republican (33) Opposition party Democratic-NPL (14)
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

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

64th Legislative Assembly (2015-2016)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	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	7001681009999900000♠68.1%	7001319000000000000♠31.9%	100%	0%

2015–2016 Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
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
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 K. 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

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

Members of the North Dakota State Senate

64th Legislative Assembly (2015)

President of the Senate: Drew Wrigley (R)
President pro Tempore: Dick Dever (R)
Majority Leader: Rich Wardner (R)
Minority Leader: Mac Schneider (D-NPL)

Stanley W. Lyson (R)
John M. Andrist (R)
Oley Larsen (R)
John Warner (D-NPL)
Randy Burckhard (R)
David O'Connell (D-NPL)
Nicole Poolman (R)
Howard C. Anderson, Jr. (R)
Richard Marcellais (D-NPL)
Joe Miller (R)
Tim Mathern (D-NPL)
John Grabinger (D-NPL)

Judy Lee (R)
Jerry Klein (R)
Dave Oehlke (R)
Tyler Axness (D-NPL)
Ray Holmberg (R)
Constance Triplett (D-NPL)
Tom Campbell (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)
Ron Carlisle (R)
Donald Schaible (R)
Dick Dever (R)
Jessica K. Unruh (R)
Dwight Cook (R)
Erin Oban (D)
Kelly M. Armstrong (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)
George B. Sinner (D-NPL)
Ralph Kilzer (R)

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