# Jim Jonas

Jim Jonas is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 13
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/364ea7b0-8ff8-42b6-ac54-1453cc9d7785

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/364ea7b0-8ff8-42b6-ac54-1453cc9d7785 (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

Jonas voted against the majority of North Dakota House Republicans 65 times; party unity 70%, in the bottom quarter of the North Dakota House (average 79%).

## What Jonas says (ND 2025–26 session)

1 classified statements: 1 post on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Jonas | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.01), from 4 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 96.6% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 70% (79%). 65 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 12 bills: 9 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 42. 33.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 42 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1494: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-27-03.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the determination of weighted average daily… (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1494/
- HB 1517: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of the North Dakota student… (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1517/
- HB 1439: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-19-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the suspension and expulsion of kindergarten through… (introduced, 2025-01-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1439/
- HB 1449: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-06-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school counselor position requirements. (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1449/
- HB 1223: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-19-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the suspension and expulsion of kindergarten through grade twelve… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1223/
- HB 1196: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks. (introduced, 2025-01-23) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1196/
- HB 1195: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subdivision k of subsection 2 of section 39-06.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the fee for… (introduced, 2025-01-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1195/
- HB 1098: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-02.10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a North Dakota scholarship for students interested in a… (became law, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1098/
- HB 1105: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-07-25.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a school district's virtual learning policies. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1105/
- HB 1100: A BILL for an Act to provide an exemption to continue free school meal funding for qualified delinquent meal debt and to provide for a legislative management… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1100/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $35.0K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/jimjonas_WF/status/2026777003844596187

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/jim-jonas
- X: https://x.com/jimjonas_WF
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080019003513
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.jonas.56232
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-jonas-5a6a60155/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/364ea7b0-8ff8-42b6-ac54-1453cc9d7785