# David Hogue

David Hogue is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for district 38.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota Senate, district 38
- Serving since: 2008-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e911d1c9-258a-47c6-acd4-d0f8a3befc2f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e911d1c9-258a-47c6-acd4-d0f8a3befc2f (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

0% of Hogue’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from North Dakota, in the bottom 5% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.12 (standard error 0.02), from 6 donors and 590 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 16% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

998 roll calls. Attendance 96.5% (North Dakota Senate 98.3%). Party unity 85% (79%). 52 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/
- 2026-09-03 · 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 SB 2405 · SB 2405 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2405/
- 2026-09-03 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on SB 2406 · SB 2406 A BILL for an Act to create and enact chapter 44-04.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to prohibiting agencies from entering nondisclosure… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2406/
- 2026-01-23 · 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/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1625 · HB 1625 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-64 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of the Ray Richards golf course; to provide an… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1625/
- 2026-01-23 · voted yea · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1623 · HB 1623 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to… · pass · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1623/
- 2026-01-23 · voted nay · Motion for Consideration of Amendments on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · voted nay · Motion for Final Passage on HB 1624 · HB 1624 A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and… · fail · https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1624/
- 2026-01-23 · 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, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 4 became law. Cosponsored 64. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (North Dakota Senate 67.7%; rank 13 of 29).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 55-01-02.1 of… (became law, 2026-09-15) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2407/
- SB 2404: AN ACT to provide appropriations to the information technology department and public service commission; to provide contingent loan authorization; and to… (became law, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2404/
- SCR 4020: A concurrent resolution recognizing and commending the National Conference of State Legislatures on its 50th anniversary in 2025. (in committee, 2025-03-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SCR4020/
- SB 2395: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 43 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to universal licensure and board operations. (became law, 2025-04-04) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2395/
- SCR 4007: A concurrent resolution to amend and reenact section 9 of article III and section 16 of article IV of the Constitution of North Dakota, relating to requiring… (passed both chambers, 2025-04-29) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SCR4007/
- SB 2159: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-11-40 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to projects the state energy research center is permitted to pursue. (became law, 2025-04-24) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/SB2159/
- SB 2367: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57-51.1-07.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the allocation of the state share of oil and gas taxes. (became law, 2023-04-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2367/
- SB 2352: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to liability of officers and executive committee… (became law, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2352/
- SB 2248: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 19-03.1, and section 19-03.1-23.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a special penalty for… (became law, 2023-05-18) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2248/
- SB 2249: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 34 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the efficiency of administration of occupational boards; to… (became law, 2023-04-17) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/SB2249/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,000 (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.ndlegis.gov/biography/david-hogue
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.hogue.581
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hogue-b3914043/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e911d1c9-258a-47c6-acd4-d0f8a3befc2f