North Dakota Senate


The North Dakota State 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. 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 Senate, which was put into effect starting January 2023.
The Senate Chamber is located in the North [Dakota State Capitol] in Bismarck, North Dakota.
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Composition

2025 Officers

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President Pro Tempore of the SenateBrad BekkedahlRepublican1
Majority leaderDavid HogueRepublican38
Assistant Majority leaderJerry KleinRepublican14
Majority Caucus chairKristin RoersRepublican27
Minority leaderKathy HoganDemocratic-NPL21
Assistant Minority leaderJoshua BoscheeDemocratic-NPL44
Minority Caucus chairRyan BraunbergerDemocratic-NPL10

Members of the 69th Senate

Source:
DistrictSenatorPartyResidenceFirst electedSeat up
1Brad BekkedahlRepWilliston20142026
2Mark EngetRepPowers Lake20242028
3Bob PaulsonRepMinot20222026
4Chuck WalenRepNew Town20242028
5Randy BurckhardRepMinot20102026
6Paul ThomasRepVelva20242028
7Michelle AxtmanRepBismarck20222026
8Jeffery MagrumRepHazelton20222028
9Richard MarcellaisDem-NPLBelcourt2024 2026
10Ryan BraunbergerDem-NPLFargo20222028
11Tim MathernDem-NPLFargo19862026
12Cole ConleyRepJamestown20202028
13Judy LeeRepWest Fargo19942026
14Jerry KleinRepFessenden19962028
15Kent WestonRepSarles20222026
16David ClemensRepWest Fargo20162028
17Jonathan SicklerRepGrand Forks2022†2026
18Scott MeyerRepGrand Forks20162028
19Janne MyrdalRepEdinburg20162026
20Randy LemmRepHillsboro20182028
21Kathy HoganDem-NPLFargo20182026
22Mark WeberRepCasselton20202028
23Todd BeardRepWilliston20222026
24Michael WobbemaRepValley City20202028
25Larry LuickRepFairmount20102026
26Dale PattenRepWatford City20182028
27Kristin RoersRepFargo20182026
28Robert ErbeleRepLehr20002028
29Terry WanzekRepJamestown19942026
30Diane LarsonRepBismarck20162028
31Donald SchaibleRepMott20102026
32Dick DeverRepBismarck20082028
33Keith BoehmRepMandan20222026
34Justin GerhardtRepMandan2023†2028
35Sean ClearyRepBismarck20222026
36Desiree Van OostingRepJudson20242028
37Dean RummelRepDickinson20222026
38David HogueRepMinot20082028
39Greg KesselRepBelfield20222026
40Jose L. CastanedaRepMinot20242028
41Kyle DavisonRepFargo20142026
42Claire CoryRepGrand Forks20242028
43Jeff BartaRepGrand Forks20222026
44Joshua BoscheeDem-NPLFargo20242028
45Ronald SorvaagRepFargo20102026
46Michelle PowersRepFargo20242028
47Michael DwyerRepBismarck20182026

†Senator was originally appointed

Standing Committee Assignments of the 69th Senate

Source:
DistrictSenatorPartyCommittee
25Larry LuickRepAgriculture and Veteran Affairs
1Brad BekkedahlRepAppropriations
45Ronald SorvaagRepAppropriations - Education and Environment Division
29Terry WanzekRepAppropriations - Government Operations Division
32Dick DeverRepAppropriations - Human Resources Division
23Todd BeardRepEducation
26Dale PattenRepEnergy and Natural Resources
22Mark WeberRepFinance and Taxation
13Judy LeeRepHuman Services
43Jeff BartaRepIndustry and Business
30Diane LarsonRepJudiciary
27Kristin RoersRepState and Local Government
16David ClemensRepTransportation
24Michael WobbemaRepWorkforce Development