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Jerry Klein
Jerry Klein (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 14. He assumed office in 1996. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.
Klein (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 14. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Klein earned his B.S.C. from the University of Mary. His professional experience includes being the owner of a grocery store.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Klein was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Klein was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Klein 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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| • Agriculture |
| • Industry, Business and Labor, Chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Klein served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Industry, Business and Labor, Chairman |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Klein served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Klein served on these committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Klein served on these committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Agriculture |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
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 14
Incumbent Jerry Klein defeated Mark Nelson in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jerry Klein (R) | 78.7 | 6,813 |
| Mark Nelson (D) | 20.6 | 1,784 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 8,657 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14
Mark Nelson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Nelson | 99.4 | 542 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 545 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14
Incumbent Jerry Klein defeated Karisa Grothe in the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Klein | 59.5 | 2,532 |
| Karisa Grothe | 40.5 | 1,723 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 4,256 | |||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 14
Incumbent Jerry Klein defeated Jenna Vanhorne in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Klein (R) | 79.2 | 6,152 |
 | Jenna Vanhorne (D) | 20.7 | 1,612 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 7,771 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14
Jenna Vanhorne advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jenna Vanhorne | 99.9 | 744 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 745 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14
Incumbent Jerry Klein advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 14 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jerry Klein | 99.4 | 3,393 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 20 | ||
| Total votes: 3,413 | |||
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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 Jerry Klein defeated Dave Anderson in the North Dakota State Senate District 14 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 14 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jerry Klein Incumbent |
73.80% | 5,598 | |
| Democratic | Dave Anderson | 26.20% | 1,987 | |
| Total Votes | 7,585 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Dave Anderson ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 14 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Dave Anderson (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Jerry Klein defeated Glen Baltrusch in the North Dakota State Senate District 14 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jerry Klein Incumbent |
79.32% | 2,704 | |
| Republican | Glen Baltrusch | 20.68% | 705 | |
| Total Votes | 3,409 | |||
2012
Klein ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 14. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jerry Klein Incumbent |
98.7% | 6,535 | |
| Other | Write-in | 1.3% | 86 | |
| Total Votes | 6,621 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Klein was re-elected to the 14th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Jim Long (D).[8]
| North Dakota Senate, District 14 (2008) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Jerry Klein (R)
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4,096
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| Jim Long (D) | 2,415 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Jerry Klein did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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.[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] Klein received a score of 75.76% on policy legislation and voted against 9.54% of state spending. On policy, Klein was ranked 28th and on spending was ranked 8th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[11]
Personal
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Klein and his wife, Bev, have four children. They currently reside in Fessenden, North Dakota.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Dakota State Senate District 14 |
Officeholder North Dakota State Senate District 14 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Dakota Legislature, "Sen. Jerry Klein," accessed June 19, 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
- ↑ 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
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North Dakota State Senate District 14 1996-Present |
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