# Mike Lefor

Mike Lefor is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 37.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 37
- Serving since: 2014-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/813e59ee-0d23-43d7-b6a9-82ff79cf8f4f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/813e59ee-0d23-43d7-b6a9-82ff79cf8f4f (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

Lefor sits at +0.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 1 donors and 591 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 82% (79%). 47 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: 5 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 4 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 55. 57.1% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 26 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3027: A concurrent resolution declaring February 13, 2025, as "Giving Hearts Day." (introduced, 2025-02-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3027/
- HB 1505: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 and a new section to chapter 54-66 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to immunity… (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1505/
- HB 1277: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 and two new sections to chapter 54-66 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to… (introduced, 2025-01-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1277/
- HB 1233: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15-10-12.1, 48-01.2-25, 54-16-03, 54-16-04, 54-16-04.1, 54-16-09, and 54-16-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1233/
- HB 1278: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 54-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the management of moneys in the state treasury and… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1278/
- HB 1146: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 54-52-02.1, 54-52-06, 54-52.6-01, 54-52.6-02.2, 54-52.6-05, and 54-52.6-09.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1146/
- HB 1188: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-20.2-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the assessment of fees for area career and technology center… (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1188/
- HB 1446: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a program for tenured faculty review at… (passed one chamber, 2023-04-03) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1446/
- HB 1379: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 6-09.4-10.1 and 21-10-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the legacy sinking and interest fund and the… (became law, 2023-05-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1379/
- HB 1398: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-26 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to computer science and cybersecurity instruction for… (became law, 2023-03-28) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1398/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,800 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/mike-lefor
- Campaign site: https://www.leforndhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.lefor.7
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@repmikelefor
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-lefor-86281610/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/813e59ee-0d23-43d7-b6a9-82ff79cf8f4f