Charles Damschen
Charles Damschen (Republican Party) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 10. He assumed office in 2004. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Damschen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 9B. He lost as a write-in in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Damschen received his diploma from Hampden High School. His professional experience includes being the owner and operator of Damschen Farm from 1995 to 2004.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Damschen was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Damschen was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Energy and Natural Resources, Vice chair |
| • Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Damschen served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Energy and Natural Resources, Vice Chair |
| • Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Damschen served on the following committees:
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| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Human Services |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Damschen served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Human Services |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Damschen served on the following committee:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Human Services |
| • Energy and Natural Resources |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 9B
Donna Henderson defeated incumbent Marvin Nelson and incumbent Charles Damschen in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 9B on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donna Henderson (R) | 56.5 | 1,595 |
 | Marvin Nelson (D) | 37.6 | 1,061 | |
 | Charles Damschen (R) (Write-in) | 5.6 | 157 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 2,821 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 9B
Incumbent Marvin Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 9B on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Marvin Nelson | 99.8 | 498 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 499 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 9B
Donna Henderson defeated incumbent Charles Damschen in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 9B on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Donna Henderson | 52.7 | 678 |
| Charles Damschen | 47.2 | 607 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 1,287 | |||
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2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 (2 seats)
Incumbent David Monson and incumbent Charles Damschen defeated Elsie Blair Magnus and Melissa Anderson in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David Monson (R) | 38.6 | 4,815 |
| ✔ | | Charles Damschen (R) | 35.4 | 4,414 |
| Elsie Blair Magnus (D) | 13.7 | 1,707 | ||
| Melissa Anderson (D) | 12.3 | 1,535 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 12,480 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 (2 seats)
Elsie Blair Magnus and Melissa Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Elsie Blair Magnus | 45.7 | 712 | |
| ✔ | Melissa Anderson | 43.5 | 677 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 10.8 | 168 | ||
| Total votes: 1,557 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 (2 seats)
Incumbent David Monson and incumbent Charles Damschen advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Monson | 52.0 | 2,514 |
| ✔ | | Charles Damschen | 47.8 | 2,310 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 4,836 | |||
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2016
Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016.
Incumbent Charles Damschen and incumbent David Monson defeated Elsie Blair Magnus and Daryl Passa in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Charles Damschen Incumbent |
32.23% | 3,734 | |
| Republican | David Monson Incumbent |
36.66% | 4,247 | |
| Democratic | Elsie Blair Magnus | 16.72% | 1,937 | |
| Democratic | Daryl Passa | 14.38% | 1,666 | |
| Total Votes | 11,584 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Elsie Blair Magnus and Daryl Passa were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 10 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Elsie Blair Magnus | |
| Democratic | Daryl Passa | |
Incumbent Charles Damschen and incumbent David Monson were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 10 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Charles Damschen Incumbent | |
| Republican | David Monson Incumbent | |
2012
Damschen ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota State House District 10. Damschen and fellow incumbent David Monson (R) were unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | David Monson Incumbent |
53.5% | 4,914 | |
| Republican | Charles Damschen Incumbent |
46.5% | 4,279 | |
| Total Votes | 9,193 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Damschen won election by finishing 2nd out of 4 candidates for District 10 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[8]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 10 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| David Monson (R)
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2,871 | |||
| Charles Damschen (R)
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2,587 | |||
| Kathy Stremick (D-NPL) | 2,566 | |||
| Richard Flanders (D-NPL) | 2,148 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
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2020
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2022
In 2022, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session.
2021
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2019
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In 2019, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 26.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the 64th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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2013
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In 2013, the 63rd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 4.
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2012
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2011
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In 2011, the 62nd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in regular session from January 4 through April 28. A special session was called by Governor Jack Dalrymple from November 7 through 12 to cover legislative redistricting and disaster relief.[9]
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NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review
The North Dakota Policy Council, a North Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published the North Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the Council.[10] Damschen received a score of 66.27% on policy legislation and voted against 4.83% of state spending. Damschen was ranked 33rd on policy and 43rd on spending, out of 94 House members evaluated for the study.[11]
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Smart Vote, "Biography of Rep. Damschen," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, "N.D. House leader: Special session starts Nov. 7," accessed September 15, 2011
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014
