- Your state senator creates laws, approves budgets, oversees the executive branch, and participates in debates and votes on legislation.
- Your state senator also serves on committees, which are crucial because they decide whether bills advance to a vote or get stalled.
- North Dakota has 47 districts, each represented by one elected senator, making a total of 47 senators in the state's Legislative Assembly upper chamber, the North Dakota Senate.
- Senators can serve a maximum of two four-year terms.
- They are paid an annual salary of approximately $70,000.

Your representative and state lawmaker in the North Dakota Senate.

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Corruption

Renewable Energy

Economy

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Voting & Elections

Public Safety

Education

State Senator

- Your state representative drafts laws, approves budgets, oversees the state executive branch, and participates in debates and votes on proposed laws.
- Your state representative serves on committees, which are crucial because they decide whether bills advance to a vote or get stalled.
- North Dakota has 47 districts, each represented by 2 elected representatives, totaling 94 representatives in the state's Legislative Assembly lower chamber, the North Dakota House of Representatives.
- Representatives can serve a maximum of two four-year terms. 
- They are paid an annual salary of approximately $41,000.

Your representative and state lawmaker in the North Dakota House of Representatives.

Public Health

Economic Growth

State Representative

- The Public Service Commission is a constitutional agency overseeing abandoned mine lands, land revitalization post-mining, utilities, telecommunications, railroads, auctioneers, and pipeline safety. 
- The Commission appoints executives and support groups for regulatory oversight and consumer assistance in these sectors. 
- It is composed of 3 commissioners who are elected statewide to staggered six-year terms.
- They are paid an annual salary of $115,304.

Responsible for regulating various utilities across the state.

Environment

Utility Costs

Transportation & Infrastructure

Public Service Commissioner

- The superintendent of public instruction heads the state's Department of Public Instruction, overseeing education statewide. The department creates and shares state education policies, supports school districts, and oversees K-12 education.
- It also manages a loan forgiveness program for teachers in shortage areas and subjects.
- To be elected to this position a person must be a qualified North Dakota voter and at least 25 years old.
- The annual salary for this position is $143,668.

Chief executive of the state’s public education.

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Teachers

Access to Education

Superintendent of Public Instruction

- Your US representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. North Dakota currently has one US representative.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. 
- To hold this office, a candidate must be a US Citizen for at least 7 years before their election, and a North Dakota resident. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.

Your representative and federal lawmaker in the US House of Representatives.

Businesses

Taxes

Foreign Policy and Immigration

US Representative

- The state treasurer oversees the state's finances, including accounting, cash management, debt, and investments.
- The state treasurer also promotes financial literacy in the state.
- The state treasurer is elected for a 4-year term. 
- The state treasurer is paid a salary of $112,241.

The chief financial officer of the state.

Small Businesses

Financial Management

Administration

State Treasurer

- The insurance commissioner is the head of the North Dakota Insurance Department.
- The insurance commissioner licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints. The commissioner also supervises state bonds.
- The insurance commissioner serves 4-year terms, with no term limits. 
- They are paid an annual salary of $112,241.

2024 North Dakota candidates

North Dakota State Senator, District 34

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North Dakota State Representative, District 36

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North Dakota State Representative, District 14

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North Dakota State Senator, District 8

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North Dakota State Senator, District 30

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North Dakota Public Service Commissioner

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North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction

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North Dakota US Representative

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North Dakota State Treasurer

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North Dakota Insurance Commissioner

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