# Scott Louser

Scott Louser is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 5.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 5
- Serving since: 2010-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3a13b8c4-9366-4af8-b137-d3f959572a2a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a13b8c4-9366-4af8-b137-d3f959572a2a (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

Louser sits at −0.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Republicans.

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

3 classified statements: 3 posts 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 | Louser | 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 −0.01 (standard error 0.01), from 1 donors and 585 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.4% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 97.0% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 85% (79%). 90 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 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 10 bills: 10 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 45. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 32 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1262: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 30.1-28-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to guardians of incapacitated persons. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1262/
- HB 1356: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to access to requests to the legislative… (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1356/
- HB 1206: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-08-01.2 and 39-08-01.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the special punishment for causing injury or… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1206/
- HB 1200: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the waiver and substitution of one unit required for high… (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1200/
- HB 1125: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 43-23-06.1, 43-23-08, 43-23-13.1, and 43-23-24 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to real estate licensing. (became law, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1125/
- HB 1185: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 44-04-18.1 and 54-23.3-07.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption for information… (in committee, 2025-01-16) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1185/
- HB 1187: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 35-27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a debris removal lien. (in committee, 2025-01-23) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1187/
- HCR 3002: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 25 of article XI of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to authorizing sports betting. (in committee, 2025-01-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3002/
- HB 1165: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-20-16, subsection 1 of section 4.1-20-18, section 16.1-01-00.1, subsection 1 of section 16.1-01-09, section… (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1165/
- HB 1168: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 54-27, a new section to chapter 57-02, and a new section to chapter 57-15 of the North… (passed both chambers, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1168/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.4K (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.

- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottLouser/status/2112161147776593944
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottLouser/status/1937279695780741134
- 2025-03-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/ScottLouser/status/1906759699405340990

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/scott-louser
- X: https://x.com/ScottLouser
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepresentativeScottLouser
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/scottlouser
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scottlouser
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@scottlouser
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottlouser/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3a13b8c4-9366-4af8-b137-d3f959572a2a