# Janne Myrdal

Janne Myrdal is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota Senate, district 19
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4a64529e-c299-4979-a564-909dc9f2edd2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4a64529e-c299-4979-a564-909dc9f2edd2 (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

Myrdal sits at −0.04 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.04 (standard error 0.01), from 6 donors and 587 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.7% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

998 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (North Dakota Senate 98.3%). Party unity 90% (79%). 87 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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: 10 reached committee, 8 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 57. 72.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota Senate 67.7%; rank 17 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SCR 4010: A concurrent resolution urging the National Collegiate Athletic Association to revoke its transgender student-athlete eligibility policy, which directly… (introduced, 2025-02-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SCR4010/
- SB 2367: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsections 8 and 9 of section 57-02-27.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to assessment of agricultural property; and… (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2367/
- SB 2347: A BILL for an Act to create and enact three new sections to chapter 53-06.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to historic horse race wagering,… (in committee, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2347/
- SB 2257: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 12.1-23-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to grading of theft offenses of values not exceeding… (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2257/
- SB 2224: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 53-06.1-01.1, subsection 3 of section 53-06.1-14, and section 53-06.1-15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code,… (passed both chambers, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2224/
- SB 2267: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 23.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to onsite wastewater treatment systems; to amend and reenact… (became law, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2267/
- SB 2230: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the secretary of state's duty to distribute… (became law, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2230/
- SB 2242: AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to institutions of higher education. (became law, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2242/
- SB 2228: AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce for a rural grocery store sustainability grant program. (became law, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2228/
- SB 2166: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a property tax information portal; to… (in committee, 2025-01-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2166/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.7K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/janne-myrdal
- X: https://x.com/JanneMyrdal
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janne.myrdal
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janne-myrdal-3a946233/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4a64529e-c299-4979-a564-909dc9f2edd2