# Nels Christianson

Nels Christianson is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 18
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1db300de-726b-44fc-b3fe-f4c918a55ea1

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1db300de-726b-44fc-b3fe-f4c918a55ea1 (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

Christianson reported $500 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans (median $33.7K).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 5 donors and 299 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.4% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 81% (79%). 209 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 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 5 bills: 5 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 35. 80.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 14 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1471: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to method of dental payment options in preferred… (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1471/
- HB 1246: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 11-19.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to individuals authorized to act in the absence of a coroner. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1246/
- HB 1335: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the homestead tax credit; and to… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1335/
- HB 1263: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12-60.1-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to hearings on petitions to seal a criminal record. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1263/
- HB 1388: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsections 1 and 7 of section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to income tax rates for… (passed one chamber, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1388/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $500 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/nels-christianson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nels.christianson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nels-christianson-076a28b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1db300de-726b-44fc-b3fe-f4c918a55ea1