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North Dakota

Current officeholders from Open States people data (CC0). Look up your own ballot by ZIP.

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Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
RepublicanKelly ArmstrongGovernor since 2024Official source
RepublicanMichelle StrindenLieutenant Governor since 2024Official source
RepublicanDrew WrigleyAttorney General since 2022Official source
RepublicanMichael HoweSecretary of State since 2023Official source

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State House (94 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
1
Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Special Education Funding (chair); Education; Budget Section; Appropriations
1
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Education; Political Subdivisions; Government Finance
2
Emergency Response Services; Education; Political Subdivisions (chair); Correction and Revision of the Journal; Memorial Resolutions (chair); Administrative Rules
2
Committee on Committees; Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Government Finance; Correction and Revision of the Journal (chair); Budget Section; Appropriations
3
Protection and Victim Services; Government and Veterans Affairs; Judiciary
3
Agriculture; Judiciary; Agriculture and Water Management
5
Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Water Topics Overview; Education; Budget Section; Appropriations; Budget Section Government Operations Division
5
Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Special Education Funding; Education; Budget Section; Appropriations
6
Energy and Natural Resources (vice chair); Advanced Nuclear Energy (vice chair); Energy Development and Transmission; Finance and Taxation
6
Agriculture; Water Topics Overview; Industry, Business and Labor
7
Tribal and State Relations; Education; Political Subdivisions; Education
7
Energy and Natural Resources; Protection and Victim Services; Government Finance; Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Finance and Taxation
8
Agriculture; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Education; Judiciary; Memorial Resolutions
8
Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Water Topics Overview; Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Budget Section; Appropriations
9
Tribal and State Relations; Government and Veterans Affairs; Correction and Revision of the Journal; Education; Industry, Business and Labor
9
Emergency Response Services; Committee on Committees; Rural Health Transformation; Political Subdivisions; Human Services; Correction and Revision of the Journal; Human Services
10
Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Higher Education Funding Review; Water Topics Overview (chair); Appropriations: Education and Environment Division (vice chair); Budget Section; Rules; Appropriations
10
Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Transportation; Human Services
11
Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Agriculture; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section
11
Judiciary
12
Protection and Victim Services (chair); Government and Veterans Affairs (vice chair); Judiciary; Memorial Resolutions; Administrative Rules
12
Health Care; Employee Benefits Programs; Political Subdivisions; Industry, Business and Labor (vice chair)
13
Education; Political Subdivisions (vice chair); Special Education Funding; Education (chair); Rules
13
Employee Benefits Programs; Committee on Committees; Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Government and Veterans Affairs (chair); Industry, Business and Labor
14
Committee on Committees (vice chair); Rural Health Transformation; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section; Information Technology; Rules; Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency; Legislative Management; Delayed Bills
14
Health Care; Budget Section Human Resources Division (vice chair); Tribal and State Relations; Rural Health Transformation; Water Topics Overview; Appropriations: Human Resources Division (chair); Budget Section; Appropriations
15
Rural Health Transformation; Human Services (vice chair); Transportation; Human Services (vice chair); Agriculture and Water Management; Legislative Management
15
Agriculture; Judiciary; Administrative Rules
16
Transportation; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Judiciary; Industry, Business and Labor
16
Energy and Natural Resources; Education; Administrative Rules
17
Employee Benefits Programs; Government and Veterans Affairs; Industry, Business and Labor; Higher Education Institutions
17
Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Budget Section; Appropriations; Higher Education Institutions (vice chair)
18
Employee Benefits Programs; Government and Veterans Affairs; Judiciary (vice chair); Judiciary (vice chair)
18
Transportation; Child Custody Review Task Force (vice chair); Judiciary; Judiciary
19
Budget Section Regulatory Division (vice chair); Appropriations: Government Operations Division (chair); Budget Section; Appropriations; Agriculture and Water Management; Budget Section Government Operations Division (vice chair)
19
Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Agriculture; Human Services; Agriculture and Water Management
20
Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Agriculture (chair); Water Topics Overview; Human Services; Agriculture and Water Management
20
Government Finance
21
Employment; Arrangements for House Committee Rooms; Education; Political Subdivisions; Special Education Funding; Memorial Resolutions; Higher Education Institutions; Legislative Management
21
Health Care; Committee on Committees; Protection and Victim Services; Government and Veterans Affairs; Child Custody Review Task Force; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Judiciary
22
Employee Benefits Programs; Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board (chair); Political Subdivisions; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center (chair); Industry, Business and Labor (chair); Information Technology; Legislative Management
22
Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Budget Section; Appropriations; Administrative Rules (vice chair); Budget Section Government Operations Division
23
Emergency Response Services; Agriculture; Agriculture and Water Management; Finance and Taxation
23
Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Agriculture; Human Services
24
Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Agriculture; Human Services; Agriculture and Water Management
24
Transportation; Judiciary; Administrative Rules
25
Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Budget Section; Appropriations; Energy Development and Transmission
25
Agriculture and Water Management
26
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Government Finance
26
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Education; Transportation
27
Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations: Human Resources Division (vice chair); Government Finance (vice chair); Budget Section; Judiciary (vice chair); Appropriations; Human Services
27
Protection and Victim Services; Government and Veterans Affairs; Judiciary; Industry, Business and Labor
28
Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations: Government Operations Division (vice chair); Budget Section; Appropriations; Agriculture and Water Management; Energy Development and Transmission; Budget Section Government Operations Division
28
Emergency Response Services (chair); Government Finance; Transportation (vice chair); Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Finance and Taxation
29
Committee on Committees; Rural Health Transformation (vice chair); Advanced Nuclear Energy; Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section (chair); Appropriations (chair)
29
Energy and Natural Resources; Government Finance; Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Finance and Taxation (chair)
30
Employment; Committee on Committees; Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section; Information Technology (chair); Appropriations; Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency; Legislative Management
30
Budget Section Education and Environment Division (chair); Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division (chair); Higher Education Funding Review; Government Finance; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division (chair); Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Budget Section; Appropriations
31
Emergency Response Services; Tribal and State Relations (chair); Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Agriculture
31
Health Care; Rural Health Transformation; Human Services; Government and Veterans Affairs; Memorial Resolutions; Human Services
32
Emergency Response Services; Energy and Natural Resources; Education (chair); Energy Development and Transmission
32
Employment; Health Care; Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Arrangements for House Committee Rooms; Government Finance; Budget Section; Memorial Resolutions (vice chair); Appropriations; Budget Section Government Operations Division
33
Employment (chair); Energy and Natural Resources (vice chair); Education; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Special Education Funding; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Rules; Energy Development and Transmission (chair)
33
Agriculture; Judiciary; Judiciary
34
Emergency Response Services; Energy and Natural Resources (chair); Water Topics Overview; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Energy Development and Transmission; Finance and Taxation
34
Political Subdivisions; Information Technology; Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency (chair); Finance and Taxation
35
Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Budget Section; Appropriations; Higher Education Institutions
35
Health Care; Emergency Response Services; Government and Veterans Affairs; Judiciary (vice chair)
36
Government Finance; Transportation; Tax Reform and Relief Advisory (vice chair); Finance and Taxation
36
Education; Agriculture (vice chair); Memorial Resolutions; Information Technology; Agriculture and Water Management (chair); Legislative Management
37
Government and Veterans Affairs; Government Finance; Administrative Rules; Finance and Taxation
37
Committee on Committees (chair); Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Budget Section Leadership Division (chair); Budget Section; Legislative Management (vice chair); Delayed Bills (chair)
38
Government and Veterans Affairs; Judiciary; Administrative Rules
38
Water Topics Overview; Transportation (chair); Industry, Business and Labor; Administrative Rules
39
Arrangements for House Committee Rooms (chair); Transportation; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Education; Industry, Business and Labor
39
Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board; Budget Section; Appropriations (vice chair); Agriculture and Water Management; Budget Section Government Operations Division
40
Rural Health Transformation; Political Subdivisions; Human Services; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Memorial Resolutions; Human Services
40
Committee on Committees; Energy and Natural Resources; Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Human Services (chair); Water Topics Overview; Budget Section; Human Services
41
Employee Benefits Programs (vice chair); Energy and Natural Resources; Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Industry, Business and Labor (vice chair)
41
Health Care; Employee Benefits Programs; Government and Veterans Affairs; Industry, Business and Labor
42
Education; Transportation; Information Technology
42
Energy Development and Transmission
43
Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Special Education Funding; Education; Budget Section; Appropriations
43
Committee on Committees; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements (vice chair); Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section; Rules; Administrative Rules; Legislative Management; Delayed Bills; Finance and Taxation
44
Committee on Committees; Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Higher Education Funding Review (vice chair); Water Topics Overview; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Special Education Funding; Budget Section; Judiciary; Appropriations
44
Energy and Natural Resources; Government Finance; Energy Development and Transmission; Finance and Taxation
45
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review (vice chair); Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Budget Section; Appropriations
45
Health Care (chair); Government and Veterans Affairs; Judiciary; Memorial Resolutions; Rules; Administrative Rules; Human Services
46
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Education; Transportation
46
Transportation; Industry, Business and Labor
47
Protection and Victim Services; Political Subdivisions; Judiciary (chair); Judiciary
47
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Political Subdivisions; Education; Finance and Taxation
4A
Transportation; Industry, Business and Labor; Agriculture and Water Management
4B
Emergency Response Services; Rural Health Transformation; Political Subdivisions (vice chair); Human Services; Correction and Revision of the Journal; Administrative Rules

State Senate (47 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
Employee Benefits Programs; Rural Health Transformation (chair); Appropriations (chair); Tax Reform and Relief Advisory (chair); Rules; Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section (vice chair); Legislative Management; Energy Development and Transmission
2
Information Technology (vice chair); Industry and Business; Energy Development and Transmission; Energy and Natural Resources
3
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Judiciary (vice chair); Transportation; Administrative Rules (chair)
4
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; State and Local Government; Finance and Taxation; Government Finance; Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency (vice chair)
5
Employment; Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Appropriations; Water Topics Overview; Government Finance (chair); Budget Section; Committee on Committees; Budget Section Government Operations Division
6
Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Water Topics Overview; Education (vice chair); Budget Section
7
Employment; Memorial Resolutions; Special Education Funding (vice chair); Education; Education; Workforce Development (vice chair); Information Technology; Arrangements for Senate Committee Rooms (chair)
8
Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review (chair); Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations; Budget Section
9
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Tribal and State Relations; Agriculture and Veterans Affairs; Finance and Taxation; Government Finance
10
Protection and Victim Services; State and Local Government; Judiciary; Judiciary; Committee on Committees; Legislative Management; Energy Development and Transmission
11
Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Delayed Bills; Health Care; Budget Section Human Resources Division; Tribal and State Relations (vice chair); Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Budget Section; Committee on Committees
12
Delayed Bills; Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Budget Section; Agriculture and Water Management
13
Human Services (chair); Health Care; Rural Health Transformation; State and Local Government; Human Services
14
Delayed Bills; Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board (vice chair); Legislative Procedure and Arrangements (chair); Transportation; Rules (chair); Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section; Administrative Rules; Legislative Management; Industry and Business
15
Human Services (vice chair); Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Correction and Revision of the Journal; Rural Health Transformation; Agriculture and Veterans Affairs; Energy Development and Transmission (vice chair)
16
Human Services; Protection and Victim Services; Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review; Rural Health Transformation; Child Custody Review Task Force (chair); Transportation (chair)
17
Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Higher Education Funding Review; Appropriations; Budget Section; Information Technology; Higher Education Institutions (chair); Budget Section Government Operations Division
18
Delayed Bills; Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Regulatory Division; Tribal and State Relations; Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board; Higher Education Funding Review; Appropriations; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Budget Section; Committee on Committees; Higher Education Institutions
19
Delayed Bills (chair); Agriculture and Veterans Affairs (vice chair); Judiciary; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Judiciary (chair); Committee on Committees; Administrative Rules; Legislative Management
20
Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Agriculture and Veterans Affairs; Budget Section; Education (vice chair); Agriculture and Water Management; Budget Section Government Operations Division
21
Human Services; Memorial Resolutions; Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board; Rural Health Transformation; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Transportation; Rules; Budget Section Leadership Division; Budget Section; Committee on Committees; Human Services; Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
22
Memorial Resolutions (vice chair); Agriculture and Veterans Affairs; Finance and Taxation (chair); Water Topics Overview; Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Agriculture and Water Management
23
Correction and Revision of the Journal (chair); Special Education Funding; Education (chair); Administrative Rules; Energy and Natural Resources
24
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Education; Workforce Development (chair); Information Technology; Higher Education Institutions; Administrative Rules
25
Agriculture and Veterans Affairs (chair); Water Topics Overview; Judiciary; Agriculture and Water Management
26
Emergency Response Services; Finance and Taxation; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Energy and Natural Resources (chair)
27
Human Services; Health Care; Employee Benefits Programs; Rural Health Transformation; State and Local Government (chair); Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Administrative Rules
28
Memorial Resolutions (chair); Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Appropriations (vice chair); Budget Section; Higher Education Institutions; Agriculture and Water Management; Budget Section Government Operations Division
29
Appropriations: Government Operations Division (chair); Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division (vice chair); Appropriations; Budget Section; Agriculture and Water Management; Budget Section Government Operations Division (chair)
30
Emergency Response Services; Protection and Victim Services; Judiciary (chair); Rules; Judiciary; Workforce Development
31
Emergency Response Services (vice chair); Budget Section Education and Environment Division; Budget Section Regulatory Division; Appropriations; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division; Government Finance; Budget Section
32
Appropriations: Human Resources Division (chair); Employment (chair); Protection and Victim Services; Budget Section Human Resources Division (chair); Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations; Budget Section; Judiciary; Human Services
33
Protection and Victim Services (vice chair); Industry and Business (vice chair); Energy Development and Transmission; Energy and Natural Resources
34
Water Topics Overview (vice chair); Government Finance; Education; Energy and Natural Resources
35
Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Employee Benefits Programs (chair); Correction and Revision of the Journal; Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Budget Section
36
Human Services; Health Care (vice chair); Rural Health Transformation; Energy Development and Transmission; Energy and Natural Resources
37
Finance and Taxation (vice chair); Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Transportation; Judiciary
38
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Advanced Nuclear Energy (chair); Budget Section Leadership Division (vice chair); Budget Section; Committee on Committees (chair); Legislative Management (chair)
39
Emergency Response Services; Industry and Business; Energy Development and Transmission; Energy and Natural Resources (vice chair)
40
State and Local Government (vice chair); Judiciary; Child Custody Review Task Force; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center; Education; Judiciary
41
Appropriations: Human Resources Division; Employee Benefits Programs; Budget Section Human Resources Division; Rural Health Transformation; Appropriations; Legislative Procedure and Arrangements; Artificial Intelligence and Data Center (vice chair); Rules; Budget Section; Information Technology; Human Services (chair); Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency
42
Employee Benefits Programs; Judiciary; Advanced Nuclear Energy; Transportation (vice chair); Rules; Judiciary
43
Employment; State and Local Government; Government Finance; Education; Industry and Business (chair)
44
Higher Education Funding Review; Special Education Funding; Rules
45
Budget Section Education and Environment Division (vice chair); Budget Section Regulatory Division (chair); Higher Education Funding Review (chair); Appropriations; Appropriations: Education and Environment Division (chair); Water Topics Overview; Education; Budget Section; Legislative Management
46
Finance and Taxation; Tax Reform and Relief Advisory; Workforce Development; Human Services; Agriculture and Water Management (vice chair); Arrangements for Senate Committee Rooms
47
Appropriations: Government Operations Division; Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division; Appropriations; Water Topics Overview; Rules; Budget Section; Committee on Committees; Agriculture and Water Management; Budget Section Government Operations Division

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Jeff TrudeauMayor of Horace, term ends 2028Official source

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