# Jon Nelson

Jon Nelson is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 14.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 14
- Serving since: 2012-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b3f127cc-2ec4-434b-8258-b5b29a7690ca

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3f127cc-2ec4-434b-8258-b5b29a7690ca (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

Nelson voted against the majority of North Dakota House Republicans 119 times; party unity 60%, in the bottom 5% of the North Dakota House (average 79%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.15 (standard error 0.01), from 15 donors and 576 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 19% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 60% (79%). 119 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 6 bills: 6 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 3 became law. Cosponsored 40. 50.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 32 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1550: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new chapter to title 6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a nursing and basic care facility loan guarantee… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1550/
- HB 1526: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 11 of section 4.1-41-01 and section 4.1-41-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to pet food registration. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1526/
- HB 1473: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 43-15.3-08 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibited acts of drug manufacturers; and to… (became law, 2025-04-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1473/
- HB 1452: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-52.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to minimum standards for coverage of… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1452/
- HB 1451: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 50-24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to medical assistance prescription drug… (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1451/
- HB 1122: AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 54-44.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to purchases by state officials and employees and… (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1122/
- HB 1417: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 39-06.1-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to entries against a driving record. (became law, 2023-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1417/
- HB 1385: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 61-02-24 and 61-02-24.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to tribal contracts with the state water commission. (became law, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1385/
- HB 1359: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-39.2-26.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the county aid distribution fund; to provide for application;… (became law, 2023-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1359/
- HB 1358: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 23.1-01-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the composition of the environmental… (passed one chamber, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1358/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.0K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/jon-o-nelson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JonNelsonDistrict14/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-nelson-05351943/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b3f127cc-2ec4-434b-8258-b5b29a7690ca