# Zac Ista

Zac Ista is a Democratic member of the North Dakota House for district 43.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 43
- Serving since: 2020-10-09
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/edf5f43d-33f6-4b77-a7c1-0b0e05a6b0be

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/edf5f43d-33f6-4b77-a7c1-0b0e05a6b0be (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

Ista sits at +0.35 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Democrats.

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

17 classified statements: 17 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Ista | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 41.2% | 10.4% | 10 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 70.6% | 39.2% | 41 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 11.8% | 14.4% | 392 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 42% (State House Democrats 15%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 25% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Health 25% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 17% (State House Democrats 11%); Taxation 17% (State House Democrats 3.6%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 21 donors and 592 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 96.8% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 92.2% (79%). 41 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 nay · 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 1 bills: 1 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 38.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1238: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-13-12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the reporting requirements for a lifetime teaching license. (became law, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/69/HB1238/
- HCR 3023: A concurrent resolution encouraging the judicial branch to consider forming a task force to study the retention of University of North Dakota law graduates in… (passed one chamber, 2023-04-19) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HCR3023/
- HB 1490: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-32-07.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to presumptive probation; to provide a penalty; and to provide for… (became law, 2023-04-14) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1490/
- HB 1494: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to school meal policies. (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1494/
- HB 1492: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 14-09-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to defining mental injury for the crime of child abuse; and to provide… (became law, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1492/
- HB 1329: A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section15.1-13-12.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to reducing the years required for a teacher to be… (passed one chamber, 2023-03-30) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1329/
- HB 1269: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 12.1-17-13 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a mandated intervention program for domestic violence offenders;… (became law, 2023-04-20) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1269/
- HB 1268: AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 14-07.1-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the definition of domestic violence and… (became law, 2023-04-13) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/68/HB1268/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $1,100 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 0% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

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

- 2025-05-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/zacista/status/1923070525103874500
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/zacista/status/1905625769121898938
- 2025-03-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/zacista/status/1898069338307047575
- 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/zacista/status/1894831339699867868
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/zacista/status/1894226631037718649
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/zacista/status/1894226632992305313
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/zacista/status/1894227213504922038
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/zacista/status/1894469062580645962
- 2025-02-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/zacista/status/1894518241726259573
- 2025-02-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/zacista/status/1893003375932756423

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.nd.gov/biography/zachary-ista
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- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zacista
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacistad43/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/edf5f43d-33f6-4b77-a7c1-0b0e05a6b0be