# Dave Monson

Dave Monson is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 19
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/5d387655-8234-48d2-a1dd-dd2f4a83ca6f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d387655-8234-48d2-a1dd-dd2f4a83ca6f (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

Monson voted against the majority of North Dakota House Republicans 95 times; party unity 67%, in the bottom tenth of the North Dakota House (average 79%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 13 donors and 593 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 8.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 98.8% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 67% (79%). 95 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 8 bills: 7 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 21. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 20 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1548: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for a fitness center grant at the life skills and transition… (in committee, 2025-02-06) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1548/
- HB 1523: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the parks and recreation department for a ski resort infrastructure grant; and to declare an emergency. (in committee, 2025-02-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1523/
- HB 1524: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-60 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regional planning council grants from the department… (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1524/
- HB 1211: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 49-02-26, 49-02-29, and 49-02-31 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to renewable electricity and recycled energy… (became law, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1211/
- HB 1212: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 24-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to designating a portion of state highway 18 as the PFC.… (became law, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1212/
- HB 1106: AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of transportation for nonfixed route transit program grants. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1106/
- HB 1107: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an individual… (passed one chamber, 2025-03-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1107/
- HB 1104: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 10-30.5-02, sections 11-11.1-01, 11-11.1-01.1, 11-11.1-02, 11-11.1-03, 11-11.1-04, subdivision… (introduced, 2025-01-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1104/
- HB 1217: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of transportation for transportation projects to alleviate flooding impacts; to provide for a… (in committee, 2023-02-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1217/
- HCR 3004: A concurrent resolution encouraging North Dakota citizens to purchase United States flags made out of hemp and manufactured in North Dakota. (in committee, 2023-03-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HCR3004/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,151 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/david-monson
- Campaign site: https://www.davemonson.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidmonsonndhouse/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100013365345353
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-monson-76728646/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/5d387655-8234-48d2-a1dd-dd2f4a83ca6f