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Dick Anderson (North Dakota)
2010 - Present
2028
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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 |
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| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Human Services |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Human Services |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Anderson served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Human Services |
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]
Sponsored legislation
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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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Dick Anderson (R) | 49.7 | 6,532 |
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Dick Anderson | 29.0 | 2,034 |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Dick Anderson (R) | 39.5 | 5,445 |
| ✔ |  | Paul Thomas (R) | 36.9 | 5,089 |
 | 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 | |
| ✔ | | 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 | ||
| ✔ | | Dick Anderson | 51.5 | 2,865 |
| ✔ | | Paul Thomas | 48.4 | 2,692 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 5,562 | |||
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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 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 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dick Anderson Incumbent |
29.79% | 3,965 | |
| Republican | 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 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jeannie Brandt | |
| Democratic | 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 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dick Anderson Incumbent | |
| Republican | Craig Johnson | |
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]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Bob Hunskor Incumbent |
28.7% | 3,867 | |
| Republican | Dick 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
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 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jon Nelson (R)
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3,110 | |||
| Dick Anderson (R)
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2,822 | |||
| Marie Marshall (D) | 2,305 | |||
| Cindy Shattuck (D) | 2,251 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session. |
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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In 2018, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
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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In 2016, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
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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In 2014, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
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.[14]
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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.[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]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Dick Anderson," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "Text of HB 1373," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "North Dakota lawmaker wants limits on drone use," January 6, 2013
- ↑ North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "Bill Actions for HB 1373," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ legiscan.com, "North Dakota House Bill 1373," accessed June 4, 2015
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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, "2010 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 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
