# Patrick Hatlestad

Patrick Hatlestad is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 1
- Serving since: 2006-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8fd64fab-cbe4-4ad3-bd63-447cc527e567

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8fd64fab-cbe4-4ad3-bd63-447cc527e567 (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

Hatlestad sits at +0.12 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 86% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 598 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 76% (79%). 54 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 nay · 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 4.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1475: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to providing breakfast and lunch to all… (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1475/
- HB 1362: 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 housing development loan fund; to provide… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1362/
- HB 1477: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 11-28.3-01 and 11-28.3-09, subsections 1 and 2 of section 11-28.3-15, and subsection 2 of section 11-28.3-16 of the North… (became law, 2023-04-29) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1477/
- HB 1174: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 47-04.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the contents of a recorded declaration for a… (in committee, 2023-01-23) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1174/
- HB 1128: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 43-25-02, subsection 1 of section 43-25-05, subsection 1 of section 43-25-07, section 43-25-09, subsection… (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1128/
- HCR 3046: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to study the feasibility and desirability of replacing revenue generated by residential property… (in committee, 2019-03-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HCR3046/
- HCR 3035: A concurrent resolution congratulating Cara Mund for being crowned Miss America 2018. (in committee, 2019-04-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HCR3035/
- SCR 4010: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying postproduction deductions from royalty payments. (in committee, 2019-03-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/SCR4010/
- SB 2350: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57‑06 and a new section to chapter 57‑33.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to county auditor… (became law, 2019-03-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/SB2350/
- HB 1529: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to utility services in mobile home parks,… (in committee, 2019-02-08) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HB1529/

## Campaign money (2022 cycle)

Itemized receipts $750 (State House Republicans median $1,620). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/patrick-hatlestad
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/patrick.hatlestad
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-hatlestad-73056321/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8fd64fab-cbe4-4ad3-bd63-447cc527e567