# Matt Ruby

Matt Ruby is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 40.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 40
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/11d3d315-2e0d-4824-8ad2-6fd81962c9d1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11d3d315-2e0d-4824-8ad2-6fd81962c9d1 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

Ruby sits at −0.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.05 (standard error 0.01), from 6 donors and 542 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.9% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 89% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 89% (79%). 100 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-04 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628 · HB 1628 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- 2026-09-04 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2408 · SB 2408 A BILL for an Act to create and enact subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2408/
- 2026-09-04 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2407 · SB 2407 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for the North Dakota military museum project; to amend and reenact section… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2407/
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1628 · HB 1628 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24, subdivision lll of subsection 3 of section 19-03.1-05, and chapter… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2402 · SB 2402 AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 43-15 and a new subsection to section 43-48-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2402/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2403 · SB 2403 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a medical facility emergency operating loan program under… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2403/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2401 · SB 2401 AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2401/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2404 · SB 2404 AN ACT to provide appropriations to the information technology department and public service commission; to provide contingent loan authorization; and… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2404/
- 2026-01-22 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1621 · HB 1621 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1621/
- 2026-01-22 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1622 · HB 1622 AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1622/

## Legislation (ND 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 58. 85.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 10 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1487: AN ACT to authorize the department of transportation to transfer real property to the office of management and budget; to provide an appropriation; to… (became law, 2025-04-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1487/
- HB 1528: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 12.1-21-01 and 12.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to arson and endangering by fire or explosion; and… (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1528/
- HB 1520: AN ACT to authorize the department of health and human services to transfer real property to the office of the adjutant general to construct a new training… (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1520/
- HB 1325: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 20.1-02-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to positive detections of chronic wasting disease. (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1325/
- HB 1432: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to military sacrifice number plates; and to amend and… (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1432/
- HB 1338: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 50-25.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a determination by the department of health… (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1338/
- HB 1154: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23-09.3-01.1 and subsection 1 of section 23-16-01.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the… (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1154/
- HB 1251: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to limiting compensation for school district… (in committee, 2023-02-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1251/
- HB 1182: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reimbursement for funeral services; and to provide an… (became law, 2023-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1182/
- HB 1165: AN ACT to create and enact three new sections to chapter 23-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to powers and duties of the department of health and… (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1165/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.0K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/matthew-ruby
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Matthew.Ruby.5

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11d3d315-2e0d-4824-8ad2-6fd81962c9d1