# Mike Motschenbacher

Mike Motschenbacher is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 47.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 47
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a8e7843d-466a-4112-9238-707dbbac2696

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8e7843d-466a-4112-9238-707dbbac2696 (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

Motschenbacher sits at −0.03 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.03 (standard error 0.01), from 1 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.1% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 99.9% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 89% (79%). 92 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 yea · 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 3 bills: 3 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 2 became law. Cosponsored 24.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1437: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to academic tenure policy at institutions of higher… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1437/
- HB 1220: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the creation of a North Dakota accelerated… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1220/
- HB 1170: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-06-14 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state employee annual leave; and to provide an effective date. (became law, 2025-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1170/
- HB 1452: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 57 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to imposition of the foreign influence tax; and to… (in committee, 2023-02-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1452/
- HB 1303: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 5-03-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to alcoholic beverage tax on diluted beverages. (in committee, 2023-02-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1303/
- HB 1248: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of restructuring the taxation of residential and commercial property. (passed one chamber, 2023-03-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1248/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.8K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/mike-motschenbacher
- Campaign site: https://www.mikemfornd.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.motschenbacher
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/motschenbachermike
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-motschenbacher-028189227/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a8e7843d-466a-4112-9238-707dbbac2696