Matthew Klein

Matthew Klein
North Dakota House of Representatives District 40
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
Education
Bachelor's	North Dakota State University
Military service
Service/branch	United States Air Force
Websites
Office website

Matthew Klein is a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 40th District since 1992.

Klein is an engineering consultant. His professional experience also includes the United States Air Force.

Klein attended Amarillo Junior College and Ellendale College; earned his BSEE from North Dakota State University; and did graduate work at University of Southern California and University of California, Los Angeles.

Klein and his wife, Isabell, have six children.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Finance and Taxation
• Political Subdivisions

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Klein served on the following committee:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Klein served on the following committee:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2009
• Appropriations

Elections

2012

Klein ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota House District 40. Klein and fellow incumbent Robert Frantsvog were nominated by write-in during the Republican primary on June 12. They defeated Sue Olafson and Louis Pinkerton in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Note: As of April 24, no Republican candidates had qualified for the ballot in District 40. Incumbents Klein and Frantsvog did not file the proper paperwork before the filing deadline. Ultimately, Klein and Frantsvog earned the Republican nomination by each receiving at least 143 write-in votes in the June 12 primary.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Robert Frantsvog Incumbent	27.3%	2,064
	Republican	Matthew Klein Incumbent	27.1%	2,045
	Democratic	Louis Pinkerton	24.6%	1,861
	Democratic	Sue Olafson	20.9%	1,582
Total Votes				7,552

2008

On November 4, 2008, Klein won election by finishing 1st out of 4 candidates for District 40 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 40
Candidates		Votes
Matthew Klein (R)		2,019
Robert Frantsvog (R)		1,957
Sue Olafson (D-NPL)		1,858
Ben Scheeler (D-NPL)		1,735

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2008

In 2008, Klein collected $6,000 in donations.

These were the largest contributors in 2008.

Donor	Amount
LIGNITE ENERGY COUNCIL	$1,000
NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL	$500
NORTH DAKOTA REPUBLICAN HOUSE CAUCUS	$500
MINOT AREA REPUBLICAN COUNCIL	$500

External links

Suggest a link

• North Dakota House of Representatives - Rep. Matthew Klein
• Project Vote Smart biographical profile
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998
• Rep. Matthew Klein State Surge sponsored bills

References

Political offices
Preceded by -	North Dakota House of Representatives - District 40 1992–present	Succeeded by NA