# Jeff Barta

Jeff Barta is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota Senate, district 43
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/49d467a4-d6ad-49bb-b498-445117bd1669

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49d467a4-d6ad-49bb-b498-445117bd1669 (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

Barta voted against the majority of North Dakota Senate Republicans 51 times; party unity 71%, in the bottom quarter of the North Dakota Senate (average 79%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 10 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

998 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (North Dakota Senate 98.3%). Party unity 71% (79%). 51 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/
- 2026-09-03 · 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 SB 2405 · SB 2405 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2405/
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2406 · SB 2406 A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 44-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2406/
- 2026-01-23 · 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/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1625 · HB 1625 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-64 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of the Ray Richards golf course; to provide an… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1625/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1623 · HB 1623 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1623/
- 2026-01-23 · voted nay · Motion for Consideration of Amendments on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · 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 11 bills: 9 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 52. 54.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota Senate 67.7%; rank 21 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2398: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 37 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the establishment of military impact zones and military… (became law, 2025-04-09) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2398/
- SB 2374: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 26.1-30, two new sections to chapter 26.1-39, a new section to chapter 26.1-44, and a new subsection to… (became law, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2374/
- SB 2310: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 32-09.1-05, 32-09.1-10, and 32-09.1-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to garnishments. (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2310/
- SB 2249: AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to health care mandates. (became law, 2025-04-01) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2249/
- SB 2311: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 4.1-01-20.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the bioscience innovation grant program. (introduced, 2025-01-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2311/
- SB 2268: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of alcoholic beverage establishment. (introduced, 2025-01-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2268/
- SB 2248: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 19-02.1-16.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to step therapy protocols; to provide for a report to… (in committee, 2025-02-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2248/
- SB 2272: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 26.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota insurance incentive program;… (in committee, 2025-02-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2272/
- SB 2223: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-44.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to adoption of the dietitian licensure compact. (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2223/
- SB 2204: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 47-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the required disclosure of radon hazards by a seller. (became law, 2025-04-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2204/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $40.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/jeff-barta
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Barta4ND43
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jeff-Barta/589110249
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeffbarta
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-barta-68466426/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49d467a4-d6ad-49bb-b498-445117bd1669