# Dick Anderson

Dick Anderson is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 6
- Serving since: 2012-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/65381298-5fe3-49d8-9739-8678016f8383

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65381298-5fe3-49d8-9739-8678016f8383 (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

Anderson missed 9.3% of 1,171 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the North Dakota House (average 96.7%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 6 donors and 566 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10.0% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 90.6% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 76% (79%). 64 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: 6 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 28. 57.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 26 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1554: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-17.8-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota outdoor heritage advisory board; and to declare… (became law, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1554/
- HB 1463: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the location of a district organization's… (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1463/
- HB 1460: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 50-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to substitute caregiver and respite care provider… (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1460/
- HB 1467: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 23-12-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the publication of vaccine adverse event data and… (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1467/
- HB 1459: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to critical minerals and rare earth minerals and… (became law, 2025-06-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1459/
- HB 1230: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 36-01-36 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the administration of a federally sponsored animal… (introduced, 2025-01-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1230/
- HB 1228: 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 5 in Bottineau… (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1228/
- HB 1409: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-07.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to nonresident youth hunting licenses for small game and waterfowl. (became law, 2023-03-23) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1409/
- HB 1408: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-02-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a partial property tax exemption for… (in committee, 2023-01-26) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1408/
- HB 1207: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 23-12 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the display of vaccine adverse event data. (became law, 2023-04-26) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1207/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $13.1K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/dick-anderson
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dick-anderson-29713183/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/65381298-5fe3-49d8-9739-8678016f8383