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Jeff Delzer
Jeff Delzer (Republican Party) was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office in 1994. He left office on December 1, 2022.
Delzer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 33. He lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.
Delzer previously served in the state House in 1991.
On November 18, 2020, Delzer was appointed by the Republican executive committee for District 8 to another term representing the district due to the death of David Andahl. Andahl passed away before the general election, but remained on the ballot and was elected to the seat.[1]
Biography
Delzer attended Dawson Community College. His professional experience includes working as a farmer and rancher.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Delzer was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Delzer was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Appropriations, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Delzer served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations, Chairman |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Delzer served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Delzer served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Delzer served on the following committee:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Appropriations |
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 33 (2 seats)
Anna Novak and incumbent Bill Tveit won election in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Anna Novak (R) | 50.4 | 5,386 |
| ✔ | Bill Tveit (R) | 47.6 | 5,089 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.9 | 206 | ||
| Total votes: 10,681 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 33 (2 seats)
Anna Novak and incumbent Bill Tveit defeated incumbent Jeff Delzer, Mark Pierce, and Andrew Zachmeier in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 33 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Novak | 25.1 | 1,994 |
| ✔ | Bill Tveit | 23.6 | 1,879 | |
 | Jeff Delzer | 21.8 | 1,730 | |
| Mark Pierce | 21.7 | 1,727 | ||
| Andrew Zachmeier | 7.7 | 609 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 7,946 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Dave Nehring and David Andahl (Unofficially withdrew) defeated Kathrin Volochenko and Linda Babb in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Nehring (R) | 40.7 | 6,794 |
| ✔ | David Andahl (R) (Unofficially withdrew) | 35.5 | 5,929 | |
| Kathrin Volochenko (D) | 11.4 | 1,905 | ||
| Linda Babb (D) | 9.9 | 1,651 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.5 | 412 | ||
| Total votes: 16,691 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Kathrin Volochenko and Linda Babb advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathrin Volochenko | 51.9 | 562 | |
| ✔ | Linda Babb | 48.1 | 520 | |
| Total votes: 1,082 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Dave Nehring and David Andahl defeated incumbent Jeff Delzer and Bob Wheeler in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Nehring | 30.3 | 2,214 |
| ✔ | David Andahl | 29.0 | 2,119 | |
| Jeff Delzer | 22.1 | 1,617 | |
| Bob Wheeler | 18.5 | 1,351 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 7,304 | |||
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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 Jeff Delzer and incumbent Vernon Laning defeated Casey D. Buchmann and Agnes Jennings in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 general election.[3][4]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jeff Delzer Incumbent |
41.78% | 6,161 | |
| Republican | Vernon Laning Incumbent |
35.33% | 5,210 | |
| Democratic | Casey D. Buchmann | 12.08% | 1,782 | |
| Democratic | Agnes Jennings | 10.81% | 1,594 | |
| Total Votes | 14,747 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Casey D. Buchmann and Agnes Jennings were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Casey D. Buchmann | |
| Democratic | Agnes Jennings | |
Incumbent Jeff Delzer and incumbent Vernon Laning were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.[5][6]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jeff Delzer Incumbent | |
| Republican | Vernon Laning Incumbent | |
2012
Delzer ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota State House District 8. Delzer and Vernon Laning ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. They defeated Casey D. Buchmann (D) and Tanya Stebbins (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Jeff Delzer Incumbent |
31.1% | 4,755 | |
| Republican | Vernon Laning |
27.4% | 4,187 | |
| Democratic | Tanya Stebbins | 27.4% | 4,187 | |
| Democratic | Casey D. Buchmann | 14.2% | 2,173 | |
| Total Votes | 15,302 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Delzer won election by finishing 1st out of 4 candidates for District 8 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[9]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 8 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jeff Delzer (R)
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5,025 | |||
| Dwight Wrangham (R)
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4,677 | |||
| Audrey Boe Olsen (D-NPL) | 3,731 | |||
| Ken Baker (D-NPL) | 3,118 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2022
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] Delzer received a score of 75.90% on policy legislation and voted against 16.14% of state spending. Delzer was ranked 18th on policy and 11th on spending, out of 94 House members evaluated for the study.[12]
Personal
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Delzer currently resides in Underwood, North Dakota.[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Burgum nemesis chosen by GOP to fill dead candidate’s seat," November 18, 2020
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Project Smart Vote, "Biography of Rep. Delzer," 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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
