# Craig Headland

Craig Headland is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 29.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 29
- Serving since: 2002-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/74e50305-a021-46bd-9d0d-dcd872645cfd

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74e50305-a021-46bd-9d0d-dcd872645cfd (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

Headland sits at +0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 94% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 3 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.9% 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 82% (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/
- 2026-09-04 · 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 4 bills: 4 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 41.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1626: AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota… (became law, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1626/
- HB 1551: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 4.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to regulation of biostimulants and beneficial substances; and… (became law, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1551/
- HB 1483: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 57-51.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the oil extraction tax rate reduction for oil… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1483/
- HB 1552: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 11-09.1 and a new section to chapter 40-05.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to… (in committee, 2025-01-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1552/
- HB 1427: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-51.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an oil extraction tax rate reduction on… (became law, 2023-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1427/
- HB 1430: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-39.2 and a new subdivision to subsection 3 of section 57-40.2-03.3 of the North Dakota Century Code,… (became law, 2023-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1430/
- HB 1425: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-38-30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to calculation of individual income… (passed one chamber, 2023-04-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1425/
- HB 1286: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-51.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the removal of triggered oil extraction tax rate changes for… (became law, 2023-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1286/
- HB 1245: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 57-15-01 and 57-15-30.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to communication of property tax levies with the… (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1245/
- HB 1244: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-38-01.16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the income tax credit for employment of individuals with… (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1244/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/craig-headland
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/craig.headland.1
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-headland-70074722/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74e50305-a021-46bd-9d0d-dcd872645cfd