# Jim Grueneich

Jim Grueneich is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 28.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 28
- Serving since: 2022-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d9517a29-cf58-4538-953f-715eee39db16

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9517a29-cf58-4538-953f-715eee39db16 (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

Grueneich sits at +0.09 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 89% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.09 (standard error 0.01), from 6 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 96.2% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 76% (79%). 70 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 not voting · 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, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 54. 53.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota House 60.8%; rank 30 of 47).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1578: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 57-40.3-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a motor vehicle excise tax exemption for… (became law, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1578/
- HB 1615: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 53-06.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to securing approval for a gaming site authorization. (became law, 2025-04-21) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1615/
- HB 1462: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 20.1-03-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to when licenses to hunt, fish, or trap are not required… (introduced, 2025-01-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1462/
- HB 1264: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for improvements at Whitestone Hill state historic site. (in committee, 2025-01-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1264/
- HB 1253: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 10 of section 53-06.1-15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the authority of the attorney general to… (became law, 2025-03-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1253/
- HB 1383: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 57-02-10 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a property tax exemption for certain agricultural land… (in committee, 2025-01-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1383/
- HB 1271: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 6 of section 11-18-02.2 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to exceptions for providing statements of… (in committee, 2025-01-31) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1271/
- HB 1256: A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the parks and recreation department for a walking trail recreation grant. (in committee, 2025-02-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1256/
- HB 1402: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 3 of section 54-44-04.6 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to state surplus motor vehicles. (introduced, 2025-02-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1402/
- HB 1235: AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 2 of section 4.1-01-27 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the agriculture infrastructure grant program. (became law, 2025-03-25) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1235/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $4,050 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/jim-grueneich
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jim.grueneich
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-grueneich-231a4380/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d9517a29-cf58-4538-953f-715eee39db16