# Bob Paulson

Bob Paulson is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota Senate, district 3
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/983f512c-6f3f-4243-b6c8-b83d9d4f3696

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/983f512c-6f3f-4243-b6c8-b83d9d4f3696 (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

Paulson sits at −0.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 1 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.7% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

998 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Dakota Senate 98.3%). Party unity 87% (79%). 78 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 yea · 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, 4 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 89. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota Senate 67.7%; rank 23 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 2385: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 23 and a new section to chapter 47-32 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to receivers for mobile… (became law, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2385/
- SB 2350: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 44-04-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exemption from open records for employee… (in committee, 2025-02-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2350/
- SB 2299: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 54-10-14, subsection 1 of section 54-10-15, and sections 61-35-09 and 61-35-10 of the North Dakota Century… (became law, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2299/
- SB 2222: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 25-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the certification and sale of assistance… (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2222/
- SB 2244: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to parental involvement in a child's… (passed one chamber, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2244/
- SB 2220: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12.1-41 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the implementation of operational… (in committee, 2025-01-29) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2220/
- SB 2182: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 28-32-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the amendment of an administrative rule by agreement of… (in committee, 2025-02-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2182/
- SB 2180: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the opportunity to provide public comment at a meeting… (became law, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2180/
- SCR 4021: A concurrent resolution affirming support and unwavering commitment to the welfare, security, and survival of the State of Israel. (passed one chamber, 2023-10-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SCR4021/
- SB 2392: AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision ee of subsection 1 of section 41-09-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of deposit account. (became law, 2023-04-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2392/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.4K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/bob-paulson
- Campaign site: https://district3nd.com/bob-paulson/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057929055676&locale=zh_CN
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- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bob.paulson.39
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bobpaulson3174

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/983f512c-6f3f-4243-b6c8-b83d9d4f3696