Margaret Sitte

Margaret Sitte
North Dakota State Senate District 35
Incumbent
In office
2010-Present
Term ends
December 1, 2014
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$152/day
Per diem	Up to $1,351/month for lodging
Elections and appointments
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
North Dakota State House of Representatives
2002-2005
Education
Bachelor's	North Dakota State University
Associate's	Bismarck State College
Master's	University of North Dakota
Personal
Religion	Catholic
Websites
Office website

Margaret Sitte is a Republican member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 35. Sitte joined the senate in 2010.

She has been a small business owner of Buy-Rite Grocery, an Assistant Director of Community Affairs for the Department of Transportation, and a secondary English Teacher at both public and private schools. In 1993, she began writing a weekly editorial column for the Bismark Tribune. She served for two terms in the North Dakota House of Representatives for two sessions beginning in 2003.

Sitte holds a bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University and a master's degree from the University of North Dakota. She and her husband David have four grown children.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Transportation
• Judiciary

2011-2012

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

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Transportation
• Judiciary

Issues

Law enforcement drones

On January 21, 2013, Sitte and Representatives Rick Becker, Dick Anderson, Thomas Beadle, Joe Heilman, Curt Hofstad, David Monson, Karen Rohr, Nathan Toman, and Ben Hanson introduced HB 1373 to restrict the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) by law enforcement agencies. This bill would require agencies to receive a court warrant for any drone use, and such warrants would only be obtainable for felony investigations. Exceptions would be made for drones used to patrol the Canadian border, aid law enforcement agencies where there is "reasonable suspicion" that quick action is necessary, and evaluate damage during and after natural disasters. HB 1373 would also allow people injured by governmental violation of these restrictions to sue the offending law enforcement agencies. The bill would expressly prohibit surveillance by drones with lethal or non-lethal weapons, private surveillance of other private parties without informed consent, and surveillance of people exercising their constitutional rights of free speech and assembly. On January 28, the North Dakota House's Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the bill.

Elections

2010

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Sitte won election to the North Dakota State Senate in the November 2 general election. She defeated Nick Archuleta (D).

North Dakota Senate General Election, District 35 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Margaret Sitte (R)		3,451	59.47%
Nick Archuleta (D)		2,343	40.38%

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Sitte raised a total of $6,750 in campaign contributions.

Her four largest campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Lignite Energy Council	$1,000
North Dakota Republican Senate Caucus	$1,000
North Dakota Petroleum Council	$750
Marathon Oil	$600

Personal

Sitte and her husband David have four children.

External links

Suggest a link

• Official Campaign Website
• Senate website
• Official Project Vote Smart biography
• Official Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Tracy Potter (D)	North Dakota State Senate District 35 2010–present	Succeeded by NA

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