# Bob Martinson

Bob Martinson is a Republican member of the North Dakota House for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: North Dakota House, district 35
- Serving since: 2000-12-01
- Current term: ND 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f8720088-51ae-4178-87f8-abbb73faf444

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8720088-51ae-4178-87f8-abbb73faf444 (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

Martinson voted against the majority of North Dakota House Republicans 80 times; party unity 65%, in the bottom tenth of the North Dakota House (average 79%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.01), from 5 donors and 589 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (ND 2025–26 session)

1,171 roll calls. Attendance 97.6% (North Dakota House 96.7%). Party unity 65% (79%). 80 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 0 bills: 0 reached committee, 0 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 12.

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1512: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 21‑10‑11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the legacy and budget stabilization fund advisory board; to provide… (became law, 2021-11-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/67S1/HB1512/
- SB 2356: A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study regarding absentee voting and voting by mail. (passed one chamber, 2019-03-22) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/SB2356/
- HB 1415: AN ACT to create and enact section 39‑06‑01.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to compliance with federal selective service system requirement. (became law, 2019-04-10) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HB1415/
- HB 1384: AN ACT to amend and reenact section 57‑38‑01.7 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the individual income tax credit for charitable contributions; to… (became law, 2019-05-02) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HB1384/
- HCR 3019: A concurrent resolution expressing gratitude for the outstanding services provided to North Dakota veterans by the Veterans Honor Flight of North Dakota and… (in committee, 2019-04-05) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HCR3019/
- HB 1174: AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 57‑38‑30.3 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an individual income tax… (became law, 2019-05-07) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HB1174/
- HB 1192: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new subsection to section 61‑33.1‑03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the determination of the ordinary… (passed both chambers, 2019-04-16) https://openstates.org/nd/bills/66/HB1192/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://ndlegis.gov/biography/bob-martinson

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f8720088-51ae-4178-87f8-abbb73faf444