# Keith Kempenich

Keith Kempenich is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 39.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 39
- Serving since: 1992-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3075343c-75ba-4957-a1a2-411eb1708c6b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3075343c-75ba-4957-a1a2-411eb1708c6b (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

Kempenich sits at +0.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.01 (standard error 0.01), from 1 donors and 543 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.0% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 91.5% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 84% (79%). 69 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 28. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 46 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3024: A concurrent resolution urging the United States Congress to transfer the management of all national grassland property within the state from the United… (in committee, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3024/
- HCR 3010: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying legislative responsibility to carefully review and consider existing law… (in committee, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3010/
- HB 1501: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of out-of-state operators' licenses… (in committee, 2025-02-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1501/
- HB 1576: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of the oil and gas tax revenue allocation formulas. (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1576/
- HB 1480: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a request for a certificate of title for a… (passed one chamber, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1480/
- HB 1436: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 57-40.3-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the motor vehicle excise tax; and to provide for an… (in committee, 2025-01-23) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1436/
- HB 1435: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a legacy earnings fund; to amend and… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1435/
- HB 1136: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 4.1-09-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the penalty for failure to submit… (in committee, 2025-01-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1136/
- HB 1524: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-08.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to electronic pull tab device requirements. (in committee, 2023-02-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1524/
- HB 1497: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the maximum number of gaming sites allowed and the… (passed both chambers, 2023-04-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1497/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/keith-kempenich
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-kempenich-4bb52287/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3075343c-75ba-4957-a1a2-411eb1708c6b