John Andrist

John Andrist
North Dakota State Senate District 2
Incumbent
In office
1992 - Present
Term ends
December 1, 2016
Years in position	21
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$152/day
Per diem	Up to $1,351/month for lodging
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	1992
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	N/A
Personal
Birthday	August 1, 1931
Place of birth	Crosby, ND
Profession	Director, North Dakota Public Television
Religion	Lutheran
Websites
Office website

John Andrist (b. 1931) is a Republican member of the North Dakota State Senate, serving District 2 since 1992.

Andrist's professional experience started in 1951 as an editor for a journal publishing company and in 1958 he became the owner and publisher. He retired in 1991. In 1997 he became the director of North Dakota Public Television and still holds this position.

John Andrist attended the North Dakota College of Science.

Policy positions

In the 2009 legislative session, Andrist is the sponsor of a bill to put a proposed constitutional amendment to the North Dakota Constitution on the November 2010 ballot that would alter the provisions of Measure 3 from 2008, a ballot initiative approved by about 54% of the state's voters.

Committees

2013-2013

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Andrist served on the following committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Industry, Business and Labor
• Political Subdivisions

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Andrist served on these committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Industry, Business and Labor
• Political Subdivisions

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Andrist served on these committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2009
• Industry, Business and Labor
• Political Subdivisions

Elections

2012

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Andrist ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 2. Andrist ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. He defeated Lynn Jacobson in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

North Dakota State Senate, District 2, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Andrist Incumbent	65.8%	4,997
	Democratic	Lynn Jacobson	33.9%	2,576
	Other	Write-in	0.2%	16
Total Votes				7,589

2008

On November 4, 2008, Andrist was re-elected to the 2nd District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Dorvan Solberg (D). Andrist raised $20,600 for his campaign, while Solberg raised $16,025.

North Dakota Senate, District 2 (2008)
Candidates		Votes
John Andrist (R)		702
Dorvan Solberg (D)		641

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008, Andrist collected $20,600 in donations.

These were the largest contributors.

Donor	Amount
NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN PARTY	$8,300
NORTH DAKOTA SENATE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS	$7,000
LIGNITE ENERGY COUNCIL	$1,000
NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL	$750

Personal

John Andrist was born on August 1, 1931 in Crosby, North Dakota and raised in the same town. He was married to Elaine Andrist but is currently widowed with five children and is a professed Lutheran.

External links

Suggest a link

• Biography from the North Dakota State Senate website
• Legislative profile Project Vote Smart
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000

References

Political offices
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