# Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for district 6.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota Senate, district 6
- Serving since: 2020-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/960f301d-59c2-4047-96ca-8f026c7cc096

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/960f301d-59c2-4047-96ca-8f026c7cc096 (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

Thomas reported $800 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans (median $46.2K).

## What Thomas says (ND 2025–26 session)

8 classified statements: 8 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Thomas | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 273 of 355 |
| Policy criticism | 12.5% | 9.5% | 103 of 355 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 37.3% | 255 of 355 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.3% | 311 of 355 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 15.4% | 342 of 355 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 355 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State Senate Republicans 5.0%); Commerce 0% (State Senate Republicans 4.5%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.07 (standard error 0.01), from 15 donors and 595 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 13% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

998 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (North Dakota Senate 98.3%). Party unity 84% (79%). 67 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/
- 2026-09-03 · 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 nay · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2405 · SB 2405 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2405/
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2406 · SB 2406 A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 44-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2406/
- 2026-01-23 · 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/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1625 · HB 1625 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-64 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of the Ray Richards golf course; to provide an… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1625/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1623 · HB 1623 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1623/
- 2026-01-23 · voted nay · Motion for Consideration of Amendments on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 50. 62.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota Senate 67.7%; rank 18 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2342: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 4.1-01.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a value-added milk processing facility incentive program; and to… (became law, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2342/
- SB 2247: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 39-05-05 and section 39-05-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to obtaining a new vehicle… (became law, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2247/
- SB 2177: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 57-39.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an animal agriculture facility infrastructure fund;… (became law, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2177/
- SB 2185: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the parks and recreation department for a Lake Metigoshe state park sewer infrastructure replacement grant… (in committee, 2025-02-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2185/
- SB 2174: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 11-33-02.1 and 58-03-11.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the regulation of odors in an animal feeding… (became law, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2174/
- SB 2179: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 23.1-13-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to inspection fees; and to provide an expiration date. (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2179/
- SB 2151: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 54-27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a county and township bridge fund and a… (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2151/
- SB 2150: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 10-06.1-01, subsection 3 of section 10-06.1-12.2, subdivision b of subsection 1 of section 10-06.1-15.2,… (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2150/
- HB 1454: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 6-09.18-01 and sections 6-09.18-02, 6-09.18-03, 6-09.18-04, 6-09.18-05, 6-09.18-06, and… (in committee, 2023-02-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1454/
- HB 1423: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 4.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a model zoning review task force; and to amend and… (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1423/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $800 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2025-11-24 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1992802709091569841
- 2025-11-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1991235085987717126
- 2025-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1968857997943218555
- 2025-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1952108518347333890
- 2025-07-06 · Post on X · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1941712122934706339
- 2025-06-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1936975004652142776
- 2025-06-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1936630033084252662
- 2025-05-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/nd_farm_boy/status/1927196191185359275

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.nd.gov/biography/paul-j-thomas
- Campaign site: https://thomasfornorthdakota.com/
- X: https://x.com/nd_farm_boy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.j.thomas.12
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-thomas-9a05856/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/960f301d-59c2-4047-96ca-8f026c7cc096