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Jessica Unruh-Bell
Jessica Unruh-Bell (Republican Party) was a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 33. She assumed office on December 1, 2012. She left office on December 1, 2022.
Unruh-Bell (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 33. She lost in the Republican primary on June 14, 2022.
Unruh-Bell was an at-large delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from North Dakota. All North Dakota delegates were unpledged. Unruh-Bell, however, was one of 18 North Dakota delegates on a list of preferred delegates circulated by Ted Cruz's campaign prior to the North Dakota State Convention in April 2016.[1] Cruz suspended his campaign on May 3, 2016. At the time, he had approximately 546 bound delegates. For more on what happened to his delegates, see this page.
Biography
Jessica Unruh-Bell earned her B.S. in Natural Resources Management and Economics from North Dakota State University. Her professional experience includes working as an environmental specialist for Coteau Properties Company Freedom Mine.[2]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Unruh-Bell was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Unruh-Bell was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Chair
- Senate Finance and Taxation Committee
- Senate Ethics Committee, Vice chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Energy and Natural Resources, Chair |
| • Finance and Taxation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Unruh-Bell served on the following committees:
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| • Energy and Natural Resources, Vice Chairman |
| • Finance and Taxation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Unruh-Bell served on the following committees:
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| • Industry, Business and Labor |
| • Natural Resources |
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
2022
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 33
Keith Boehm won election in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 33 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Keith Boehm (R) | 97.1 | 6,378 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.9 | 189 | ||
| Total votes: 6,567 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 33
Keith Boehm defeated incumbent Jessica Unruh-Bell in the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 33 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Keith Boehm | 53.3 | 2,196 |
 | Jessica Unruh-Bell | 46.6 | 1,921 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 4,119 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for North Dakota State Senate District 33
Incumbent Jessica Unruh-Bell won election in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Unruh-Bell (R) | 98.2 | 6,314 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.8 | 114 | ||
| Total votes: 6,428 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 33
Incumbent Jessica Unruh-Bell advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 33 on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jessica Unruh-Bell | 100.0 | 1,979 |
| Total votes: 1,979 | |||
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2014
Elections for the North Dakota State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 7, 2014. Incumbent Jessica K. Unruh was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[3][4][5]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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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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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. |
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Unruh-Bell 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.[6][7]
Personal
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Unruh-Bell and her husband, KC, have two children. They reside in Beulah, North Dakota.[2]
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate North Dakota State Senate District 33 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Caller, "North Dakota GOP Delegate Slate Shows Majority Support Cruz," April 3, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Dakota Legislature, "Sen. Jessica Unruh," accessed June 22, 2015
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed July 8, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 17, 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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| Preceded by Randel Christmann (R) |
North Dakota State Senate District 33 2012-2022 |
Succeeded by Keith Boehm (R) |
