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 House of Representatives | |
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67th North Dakota Legislative Assembly | |
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Type | |
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Term limits | Two four-year terms |
History | |
New session started | January 5, 2023 |
Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 94 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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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 8, 2022 (46 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (48 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber North Dakota State Capitol Bismarck, North Dakota | |
Website | |
North Dakota Legislative Assembly |
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 two Representatives to the House, there are currently 94 representatives in the House.
Representatives serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the districts have elections every two 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] Every two years half the districts elect both their representatives by block voting. In the 2022 North Dakota elections, a ballot measure passed with 63.4% of the vote creating term limits of eight years in the North Dakota House, which was put into effect starting January 2023.[3]
The House Chamber is located in the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Composition of the House
edit- 67th Legislative Assembly (2021–2023)
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic-NPL | Vacant | ||
65th Legislative Assembly | 81 | 13 | 94 | 0 |
66th Legislative Assembly | 78 | 15 | 93 | 1 |
67th Legislative Assembly | 80 | 14 | 94 | 0 |
68th Legislative Assembly | 82 | 12 | 94 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 87% | 13% |
2023–2024 officers
editPosition | Name | Party | District | |
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Speaker of the House | Dennis Johnson | Republican | 15 | |
Majority Leader | Mike Lefor | Republican | 37 | |
Assistant Majority Leader | Glenn Bosch | Republican | 30 | |
Majority Caucus Chair | Austen Schauer | Republican | 13 | |
Minority Leader | Zachary Ista | Democratic–NPL | 43 | |
Assistant Minority Leader | Joshua Boschee | Democratic–NPL | 44 | |
Minority Caucus Chair | Jayme Davis | Democratic–NPL | 9A |
Members of the 68th House
editThe below individuals are members of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the 68th Legislative Assembly (2023–2025).[4]
- †Representative was appointed when they first joined the House
Past composition of the House of Representatives
editSee also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "North Dakota Midterm Election 2022". NBC News. NBC Universal. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.
- ^ "68th Legislative Assembly Members". North Dakota Legislative Council. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
External links
edit- 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