# Jim Kasper

Jim Kasper is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 46.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 46
- Serving since: 2000-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/af2974f4-4889-4ea5-9cfd-93d68e2d39a2

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af2974f4-4889-4ea5-9cfd-93d68e2d39a2 (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

Kasper sits at −0.14 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.14 (standard error 0.01), from 62 donors and 550 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 89% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 87% (79%). 239 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 13 bills: 11 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 6 passed both, 6 became law. Cosponsored 50. 53.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 30 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HCR 3034: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact sections 1 and 2 of article XV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to term limits for members of the… (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3034/
- HCR 3036: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact sections 7 and 13 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to sessions of the legislative… (in committee, 2025-03-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HCR3036/
- HB 1585: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 12-63 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a requirement for peace officers to report… (in committee, 2025-02-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1585/
- HB 1602: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 54-52-02.15 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to political subdivision participation in the public employees… (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1602/
- HB 1584: AN ACT to create and enact four new sections to chapter 26.1-27.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pharmacy benefits managers and a pharmacy… (became law, 2025-04-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1584/
- HB 1583: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 16.1-10-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to false political advertisements; and to provide a… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1583/
- HB 1481: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 26.1-36.9 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to dental insurer rate requirements and reporting;… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1481/
- HB 1323: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 54-03-20 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reimbursement of members of the legislative assembly;… (introduced, 2025-01-16) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1323/
- HB 1303: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 44-08-25 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the prohibition of sanctuary city policies and to create the… (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1303/
- HB 1304: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 54-66-01 and 54-66-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an exception to the prohibition against… (introduced, 2025-01-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1304/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/jim-kasper
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jikasper/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/af2974f4-4889-4ea5-9cfd-93d68e2d39a2