# David Richter

David Richter is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 1
- Serving since: 2018-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/633a61c8-9424-445f-b844-b0b40fc1781a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/633a61c8-9424-445f-b844-b0b40fc1781a (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

Richter voted against the majority of North Dakota House Republicans 80 times; party unity 64%, in the bottom 5% of the North Dakota House (average 79%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 2 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 64% (79%). 80 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 7 bills: 7 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 35. 42.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 37 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3022: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying political subdivisions making investments in stablecoins. (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3022/
- HB 1547: AN ACT to create a committee to study special education funding during the 2025-26 interim; and to provide for a legislative management report. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1547/
- HB 1569: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-21 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to human trafficking awareness and… (in committee, 2025-02-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1569/
- HB 1214: AN ACT to create and enact section 15.1-27-31.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to transportation weighted student unit equivalents; to amend and… (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1214/
- HB 1128: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 6-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a higher education infrastructure revolving… (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1128/
- HB 1129: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the department of public instruction to address student attendance and absenteeism. (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1129/
- HB 1130: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-27-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the option for a school district to reduce its local… (passed both chambers, 2025-05-01) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1130/
- HB 1518: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to rights of a sexual assault survivor. (in committee, 2023-02-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1518/
- HB 1348: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-20.2-01, 15-20.2-04, 15-20.2-05, 15-20.2-06, and 15-20.2-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to career and… (became law, 2023-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1348/
- HB 1211: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the homestead property tax credit; and… (passed one chamber, 2023-04-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1211/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $7,252 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/david-richter
- X: https://x.com/fdarichter
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richterforhouse
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-richter-844b16144/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/633a61c8-9424-445f-b844-b0b40fc1781a