# Austin Foss

Austin Foss is a Democratic member of the North Dakota House for district 44.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 44
- Serving since: 2024-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7b99ceee-cc27-4b30-96f9-b29845bacdf8

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b99ceee-cc27-4b30-96f9-b29845bacdf8 (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

Foss sits at +0.34 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 2 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 86% (79%). 56 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 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 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 nay · 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, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 12.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1496: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 47-16-13.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to landlord obligations owed to a tenant. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1496/
- HB 1516: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-09 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirement for an educational… (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1516/
- HB 1495: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-03-27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to leaves of absence from employment for members of the… (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1495/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $650 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/austin-foss
- Campaign site: https://demnpl.com/fossfor44/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Austin-Foss/61558804588855/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ajf75012
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-foss-38599b124/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7b99ceee-cc27-4b30-96f9-b29845bacdf8