# Dan Ruby

Dan Ruby is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 38
- Serving since: 2000-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a78a22ef-aefe-43ee-a40e-86026b341381

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a78a22ef-aefe-43ee-a40e-86026b341381 (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

Ruby sits at −0.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.13 (standard error 0.01), from 2 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.8% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 100% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 88% (79%). 173 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 nay · 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 8 bills: 8 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 41. 75.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 16 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1515: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 51-07-29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to motor vehicle warranty work compensation. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1515/
- HB 1440: AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 3 of section 23-12-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to cigar lounges. (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1440/
- HB 1443: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 39-04-10.7 and subsection 5 of section 39-04-19 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to special number… (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1443/
- HB 1354: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 43-23.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to evaluations conducted by appraisers; and to amend… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1354/
- HB 1316: AN ACT to create and enact two new subsections to section 39-06.1-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to temporary restricted licenses; and to… (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1316/
- HB 1377: A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 16.1-08.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to campaign disclosure statements; to amend and reenact… (passed both chambers, 2025-05-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1377/
- HB 1243: 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 automobile ownership following damage… (in committee, 2025-01-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1243/
- HB 1215: AN ACT to repeal section 24-02-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the multistate highway transportation agreement. (became law, 2025-03-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1215/
- HB 1517: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 7 of section 43-06-14.1 and subsection 7 of section 43-06-15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to… (passed one chamber, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1517/
- HB 1440: AN ACT to create and enact chapter 26.1-40.2 and a new section to chapter 39-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to delivery network company… (became law, 2023-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1440/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $750 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/dan-ruby
- X: https://x.com/RepDanRuby
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dan.ruby.35
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-ruby-80839310/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a78a22ef-aefe-43ee-a40e-86026b341381