Dick Anderson (North Dakota)

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Dick Anderson
Image of Dick Anderson
North Dakota House of Representatives District 6
Tenure

2010 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

14

Compensation

Base salary

$592/month

Per diem

$213/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of North Dakota

Personal
Profession
Farmer
Contact

Dick Anderson (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 6. He assumed office on December 1, 2010. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Anderson (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 6. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Anderson earned his B.A. in business administration from the University of North Dakota. His professional experience includes working as a farmer.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Anderson was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Anderson 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
Energy and Natural Resources
Human Services

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

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

Issues

Law enforcement drones

On January 21, 2013, Anderson, fellow Representatives Rick Becker, Thomas Beadle, 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 have required agencies to receive a court warrant for any drone use, and such warrants would have 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 have also allowed people injured by governmental violation of these restrictions to sue the offending law enforcement agencies. The bill would have expressly prohibited 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.[2][3] On January 28, the Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the bill.[4] The bill passed the House of Representatives on February 22 and was sent to the state Senate. The bill died in the state Senate.[5]

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Dick Anderson and Dan Vollmer won election in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dick Anderson
Dick Anderson (R)
 
49.7
 
6,532
Image of Dan Vollmer
Dan Vollmer (R)
 
48.5
 
6,382
 Other/Write-in votes
 
1.8
 
239

Total votes: 13,153
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Dick Anderson and Dan Vollmer defeated Pat Bachmeier and Kolette Kramer in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 on June 11, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dick Anderson
Dick Anderson
 
29.0
 
2,034
Image of Dan Vollmer
Dan Vollmer
 
28.4
 
1,991
Pat Bachmeier
 
21.9
 
1,533
Kolette Kramer
 
20.5
 
1,436
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
18

Total votes: 7,012
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Endorsements

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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 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Dick Anderson and Paul Thomas defeated Trygve Hammer and Arnold Langehaug in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dick Anderson
Dick Anderson (R)
 
39.5
 
5,445
Image of Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas (R)
 
36.9
 
5,089
Image of Trygve Hammer
Trygve Hammer (D)
 
11.8
 
1,621
Arnold Langehaug (D)
 
11.7
 
1,617
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
8

Total votes: 13,780
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)

Arnold Langehaug and Trygve Hammer advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Arnold Langehaug
 
51.2
 
682
Image of Trygve Hammer
Trygve Hammer
 
48.8
 
650

Total votes: 1,332
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 (2 seats)

Incumbent Dick Anderson and Paul Thomas advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Dick Anderson
Dick Anderson
 
51.5
 
2,865
Image of Paul Thomas
Paul Thomas
 
48.4
 
2,692
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
5

Total votes: 5,562
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2016

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 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 Dick Anderson and Craig Johnson defeated Jeannie Brandt and incumbent Bob Hunskor in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 general election.[6][7]

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dick Anderson Incumbent 29.79% 3,965
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Johnson 28.49% 3,792
     Democratic Jeannie Brandt 19.46% 2,590
     Democratic Bob Hunskor Incumbent 22.25% 2,961
Total Votes 13,308
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State


Jeannie Brandt and incumbent Bob Hunskor were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 Democratic primary.[8][9]

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 6 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jeannie Brandt
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Hunskor Incumbent


Incumbent Dick Anderson and Craig Johnson were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 6 Republican primary.[8][9]

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 6 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dick Anderson Incumbent
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Craig Johnson

2012

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Anderson ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota State House District 6. Anderson (R) and Bob Hunskor (D) defeated Cindy Shattuck (D) and Myron Hanson (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11]

North Dakota House of Representatives, District 6 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Hunskor Incumbent 28.7% 3,867
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDick Anderson Incumbent 26.1% 3,521
     Republican Myron Hanson 23.8% 3,206
     Democratic Cindy Shattuck 21.5% 2,899
Total Votes 13,493

2010

See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Anderson won election to the North Dakota House of Representatives in the November 2 general election. Anderson and Jon Nelson (R) defeated Marie Marshall (D) and Cindy Shattuck (D).[12][13]

North Dakota State House, District 7
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Jon Nelson (R) 3,110
Green check mark transparent.png Dick Anderson (R) 2,822
Marie Marshall (D) 2,305
Cindy Shattuck (D) 2,251

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Dick Anderson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Won general$19,700 $0
2020North Dakota House of Representatives District 6Won general$14,525 N/A**
2016North Dakota House of Representatives, District 6Won $7,100 N/A**
2012North Dakota State House, District 6Won $7,425 N/A**
2010North Dakota State House, District 7Won $12,650 N/A**
2006North Dakota State Senate, District 7Lost $3,350 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2011

NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review

See also: North Dakota Policy Council Legislative Review (2011)

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.[15] Anderson received a score of 37.35% on policy legislation and voted against 4.20% of state spending. Anderson was ranked 63rd on policy and 47th on spending, out of 94 House members evaluated for the study.[16]

Personal

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Anderson and his wife, Susan, have two children. They currently reside in Willow City, North Dakota.[1]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Dick Anderson," accessed May 23, 2014
  2. North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "Text of HB 1373," accessed May 22, 2014
  3. Associated Press, "North Dakota lawmaker wants limits on drone use," January 6, 2013
  4. North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "Bill Actions for HB 1373," accessed May 22, 2014
  5. legiscan.com, "North Dakota House Bill 1373," accessed June 4, 2015
  6. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
  7. North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
  8. 8.0 8.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
  9. 9.0 9.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
  10. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
  11. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
  12. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
  13. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
  14. The Bismarck Tribune, "N.D. House leader: Special session starts Nov. 7," accessed September 15, 2011
  15. North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
  16. North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014


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