# Nico Rios

Nico Rios is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 23
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1a0c2ca8-e9ab-4698-a75b-4f40e65a413d

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a0c2ca8-e9ab-4698-a75b-4f40e65a413d (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

Rios sits at −0.15 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.5% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 73% (79%). 250 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-04 · voted not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 6 bills: 5 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 16. 16.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 45 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3037: A concurrent resolution urging the Seventieth Legislative Assembly to consider enacting mandatory reporting requirements for public officials. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3037/
- HCR 3020: A concurrent resolution urging North Dakota to acknowledge the Kingship of Jesus Christ. (in committee, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3020/
- HB 1587: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition against using voting… (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1587/
- HB 1491: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to student eligibility for high school… (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1491/
- HB 1506: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 15 of section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption… (introduced, 2025-01-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1506/
- HB 1493: A BILL for an Act to repeal section 54-60-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the office of legal immigration. (in committee, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1493/
- HB 1363: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 23-06-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the duty of final disposition. (became law, 2023-04-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1363/
- HB 1213: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reimbursement for a finding of… (passed one chamber, 2023-04-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1213/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $750 (State House Republicans median $1,620). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/nico-rios
- X: https://x.com/nico4nd23

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a0c2ca8-e9ab-4698-a75b-4f40e65a413d