# Steve Vetter

Steve Vetter is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 18
- Serving since: 2016-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/9d903288-c374-46e7-8665-d9ba4ba377b5

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d903288-c374-46e7-8665-d9ba4ba377b5 (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

Vetter sits at −0.06 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.06 (standard error 0.01), from 22 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 81% (79%). 167 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 9 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 7 became law. Cosponsored 38. 64.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 19 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3033: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying personal legislative staff for the Legislative Assembly. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3033/
- HCR 3028: A concurrent resolution directing the Legislative Management to consider studying human trafficking victim service and re-entry programs. (in committee, 2025-04-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3028/
- HB 1532: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the legislative assembly for hiring temporary legislative assistants; to provide for an analysis of capitol… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1532/
- HB 1580: AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to state employee compensation levels. (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1580/
- HB 1582: AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding a review of state laws relating to false accusations or false reports of a crime. (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1582/
- HB 1240: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 26.1-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to auto glass insurance coverage. (in committee, 2025-01-28) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1240/
- HB 1428: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-39.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a sales tax exemption for sales of… (passed both chambers, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1428/
- HB 1340: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 4 of section 39-21-39 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to motor vehicle window tint. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1340/
- HB 1321: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 19-24.1-01, section 19-24.1-11, and subdivision a of subsection 2 of section 19-24.1-16 of the… (in committee, 2025-02-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1321/
- HB 1293: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 37-18 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a burial medallion program for veterans. (became law, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1293/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $600 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/steve-vetter
- Campaign site: https://votevetter.homesteadcloud.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VetterforHouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steve.vetter2
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-vetter-b70333110/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/9d903288-c374-46e7-8665-d9ba4ba377b5