# Pat Heinert

Pat Heinert is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 32.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 32
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1f5bad71-f1e2-4729-896b-293137ed6a84

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f5bad71-f1e2-4729-896b-293137ed6a84 (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

Heinert sits at +0.07 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 91% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 9.1% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 76% (79%). 77 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 yea · 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 16 bills: 15 reached committee, 11 passed one chamber, 10 passed both, 10 became law. Cosponsored 59. 68.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 17 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 51-38 of… (became law, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1628/
- HB 1590: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a student education services account pilot… (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1590/
- HB 1589: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 62.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to law enforcement agency and concealed weapon test… (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1589/
- HB 1597: AN ACT to provide an exemption; and to provide for the distribution of state financial assistance to eligible ambulance service operations. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1597/
- HB 1588: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 62.1-01-01, section 62.1-02-05, subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 62.1-04-03, and section… (became law, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1588/
- HB 1387: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school closures on election days if schools are used… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-08) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1387/
- HB 1342: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-14, subsection 11 of section 53-06.2-01, and sections 53-06.2-07 and 53-06.2-10 of the North Dakota… (introduced, 2025-01-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1342/
- HB 1369: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-27-04.1, 15.1-32-19, 15.1-36-02, 48-01.2-02.1, 48-01.2-10, and 57-15-14.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, and… (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1369/
- HB 1328: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 27-20.4-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delinquency referrals to juvenile court. (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1328/
- HB 1341: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-17-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to simple assault; and to provide a penalty. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1341/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $21.7K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/pat-d-heinert
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100014897051462

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1f5bad71-f1e2-4729-896b-293137ed6a84