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Dick Dever
2008 - Present
2028
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Dick Dever (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 32. He assumed office in 2008. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.
Dever (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 32. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Dever currently serves as state senate president pro tempore.
Biography
Dever attended the University of North Dakota. His professional experience includes working as a manufacturer representative for DEVCO. He served in the United States Army.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Dever was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Dever was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Dever 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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| • Appropriations |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Dever served on the following committees:
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| • Government and Veterans Affairs, Chairman |
| • Human Services |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Dever served on the following committees:
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| • Human Services |
| • Government and Veterans Affairs |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Dever served on these committees:
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| • Human Services |
| • Government and Veterans Affairs |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Dever served on these committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Human Services |
| • Government and Veterans Affairs |
Sponsored legislation
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 State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 32
Incumbent Dick Dever won election in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 32 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dick Dever (R) | 96.6 | 6,141 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.4 | 215 | ||
| Total votes: 6,356 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 32
Incumbent Dick Dever advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 32 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dick Dever | 98.7 | 1,430 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.3 | 19 | ||
| Total votes: 1,449 | |||
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Endorsements
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Pledges
Dever signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 32
Incumbent Dick Dever defeated Amelia Doll in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 32 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dick Dever (R) | 65.1 | 4,352 |
| Amelia Doll (D) | 34.6 | 2,312 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 6,684 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 32
Amelia Doll advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Amelia Doll | 99.7 | 676 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 678 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 32
Incumbent Dick Dever advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 32 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dick Dever | 99.4 | 1,737 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 1,747 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Jody Vetter ran as a Libertarian candidate in the primary election and received 31 votes. Candidates were required to receive at least one percent of the total population of the district to make the general election ballot.
2016
Elections for the North Dakota State Senate 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 Dever defeated Tiffany Hodge in the North Dakota State Senate District 32 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dick Dever Incumbent |
65.51% | 4,360 | |
| Democratic | Tiffany Hodge | 34.49% | 2,295 | |
| Total Votes | 6,655 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Tiffany Hodge ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tiffany Hodge (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Dick Dever ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 32 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dick Dever Incumbent (unopposed) | |
2012
Dever ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 32. Dever ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. He defeated Wanda Rose (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Dick Dever Incumbent |
62.3% | 4,047 | |
| Democratic | Wanda Rose | 37.4% | 2,433 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.3% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 6,497 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Dever was elected to the 32nd District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Tom Asbridge (D).[8] Dever raised $6,080 for his campaign, while Asbridge raised $3,750.[9]
| North Dakota Senate, District 32 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Dick Dever (R)
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4,066 | |||
| Tom Asbridge (D) | 2,635 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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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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In 2012, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
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.[10]
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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.[11] Dever received a score of 81.82% on policy legislation and voted against 9.26% of state spending. On policy, Dever was ranked 11th and on spending was ranked 10th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[12]
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Dever was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from North Dakota.
Delegate rules
Delegates from North Dakota to the 2016 Republican National Convention were selected by committee at the state Republican convention in April 2016. North Dakota GOP bylaws did not require delegates to indicate which presidential candidate they prefer at the time of their selection. At the national convention, delegates from North Dakota were unbound on all ballots.
Delegate allocation
North Dakota had 28 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention: 22 at-large delegates, three congressional district delegates, and three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates). Delegates to the state convention were selected at district conventions, where no presidential preference poll was taken. The state's Republican National Convention delegation was selected at the state GOP convention, April 1-3, 2016.[13][14]
Personal
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Dever and his wife, Pam, have three children. They currently reside in Bismarck, North Dakota.[1]
Recent news
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Dakota Legislature, "Sen. Dick Dever," accessed June 22, 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
- ↑ 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 Primary election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "North Dakota Senate spending, 2008," 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
- ↑ Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016
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North Dakota State Senate District 32 2008-Present |
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