# Mitch Ostlie

Mitch Ostlie is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 12.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 12
- Serving since: 2020-02-18
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/a9b3e13f-b522-4383-b775-45afc7636520

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9b3e13f-b522-4383-b775-45afc7636520 (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

The policy areas Ostlie talks about and legislates on agree at 0.15 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

55 classified statements: 55 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ostlie | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 60.0% | 31.9% | 49 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 100% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Commerce 3.0% (State House Republicans 3.9%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.13 (standard error 0.01), from 5 donors and 571 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 95.6% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 63% (79%). 91 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 2 bills: 2 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 25.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1591: AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a county fair resiliency grant program; and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1591/
- HB 1348: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-44.3-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exemptions from the employee classification system;… (in committee, 2025-02-11) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1348/
- HB 1451: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 15.1-21-02.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the North Dakota scholarship; and to provide an… (in committee, 2023-02-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1451/
- HB 1381: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 39-34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to classifying a transportation network company driver as… (became law, 2023-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1381/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $5,075 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2112979161300033604
- 2026-09-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2103312004081504296
- 2026-09-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2102413012896264697
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2102125646306787632
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2100677255815164199
- 2026-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2099525096096321570
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2098569042214736337
- 2026-09-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2098608441463800229
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2098522996012888499
- 2026-09-11 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU/status/2098532486561095717

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/mitch-ostlie
- Campaign site: https://ostlieinsurance.com/about/staff/mitch-ostlie
- X: https://x.com/agronomizeNDSU
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ostliedistrict12/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mitch.ostlie
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitchell-ostlie-b8797863/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/a9b3e13f-b522-4383-b775-45afc7636520