North Dakota State Senator, District 34
Your representative and state lawmaker in the North Dakota Senate.
Full office description
- Your state senator creates laws, approves budgets, oversees the executive branch, and participates in debates and votes on legislation.
- Your state senator also serves on committees, which are crucial because they decide whether bills advance to a vote or get stalled.
- North Dakota has 47 districts, each represented by one elected senator, making a total of 47 senators in the state's Legislative Assembly upper chamber, the North Dakota Senate.
- Senators can serve a maximum of two four-year terms.
- They are paid an annual salary of approximately $70,000.
How this impacts you
Corruption — The North Dakota Senate confirms or rejects the governor's appointments of non-elected state officials and court judges.
Renewable Energy — In 2024, the State Senate's majority leader proposed an additional $500,000 in funding to study potential investments and expansion of nuclear energy in the state.
