# Donna Henderson

Donna Henderson is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 15.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 15
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/56cc14e2-12cc-4d70-b37a-0aa0397bc841

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56cc14e2-12cc-4d70-b37a-0aa0397bc841 (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

Henderson sits at −0.29 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.01), from 15 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.2% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 94.7% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 77% (79%). 437 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 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 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 nay · 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 27.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1457: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 23-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption to required vaccines. (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1457/
- HB 1458: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding limiting the release of self-spreading viruses and bacteria. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1458/
- HB 1454: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 23-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an opt-out procedure for required vaccines. (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1454/
- HB 1466: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 32-15-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to costs to landowners in eminent domain adjudicative… (in committee, 2023-02-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1466/
- HB 1467: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to random audits after the certification of… (in committee, 2023-02-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1467/
- HB 1523: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 16.1-03-01, 16.1-03-07, 16.1-03-08, and 16.1-03-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political… (in committee, 2023-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1523/
- HB 1377: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 20.1-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to party hunting for deer; and to amend and… (in committee, 2023-02-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1377/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 67% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/donna-henderson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100011494116938

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/56cc14e2-12cc-4d70-b37a-0aa0397bc841