Thomas Beadle

Thomas Beadle
North Dakota House of Representatives District 27
Incumbent
In office
December 1, 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
Education
Bachelor's	Concordia College, 2009
Personal
Birthday	March 22, 1987
Place of birth	Nashville, TN
Profession	Commercial Realtor, Keller Williams Roers Realty
Religion	Lutheran
Websites
Office website

Thomas Beadle (b. March 22, 1987) is a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 27. Beadle joined the house in 2010.

In his professional career, Beadle is a commercial realtor for Keller Williams Roers Realty. He also works as the head coach of speech and debate at Fargo North High School. He earned his B.A. in Business Economics from Concordia College in 2009 and currently resides in Fargo.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Beadle served on the following committees:

North Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Judiciary
• Political Subdivisions

Issues

Law enforcement drones

On January 21, 2013, Beadle, fellow Representatives Rick Becker, Dick Anderson, Joe Heilman, Curt Hofstad, David Monson, Karen Rohr, Nathan Toman, and Ben Hanson and Senator Margaret Sitte 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 Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the bill.

Elections

2010

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Beadle won election to the North Dakota House of Representatives in the November 2 general election. Beadle and incumbent Randy Boehning (R) defeated Tricia Kelly (D).

North Dakota State House, District 27
Candidates		Votes
Randy Boehning (R)		3,345
Thomas Beadle (R)		2,877
Tricia Kelly (D)		2,480

Campaign donors

2010

In 2010, Beadle raised a total of $1,550 in campaign contributions.

His four campaign contributors in 2010 were:

Donor	Amount
Lignite Energy Council	$500
House Republican Caucus of North Dakota	$500
Marathon Oil	$300
Striden, Jon	$250

Personal

Beadle is single.

External links

Suggest a link

• House Website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Lee Myxter (D)	North Dakota House Of Representatives District 27 2010–present	Succeeded by NA

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