John Andrist
John Andrist (b. 1931) is a former Republican member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 2 from 1992 to 2014. Andrist retired from the state senate on November 30, 2014.[1]
Biography
Andrist attended the North Dakota College of Science. He worked as an editor and publisher for a journal publishing company starting in 1951. Andrist has been the director of North Dakota Public Television since 1997.
Issues
Amending Measure 3
In the 2009 legislative session, Andrist is the sponsor of a bill to put a proposed constitutional amendment to the North Dakota Constitution on the November 2010 ballot that would alter the provisions of Measure 3 from 2008, a ballot initiative approved by about 54% of the state's voters.[2]
Committees
2013-2013
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Andrist served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Industry, Business and Labor |
| • Political Subdivisions |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Andrist served on these committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Industry, Business and Labor |
| • Political Subdivisions |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Andrist served on these committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Industry, Business and Labor |
| • Political Subdivisions |
Elections
2012
Andrist ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 2. Andrist ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. He defeated Lynn Jacobson in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  John Andrist Incumbent |
65.8% | 4,997 | |
| Democratic | Lynn Jacobson | 33.9% | 2,576 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.2% | 16 | |
| Total Votes | 7,589 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Andrist was re-elected to the 2nd District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Dorvan Solberg (D).[5] Andrist raised $20,600 for his campaign, while Solberg raised $16,025.[6]
| North Dakota Senate, District 2 (2008) | ||||
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| John Andrist (R)
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702 | |||
| Dorvan Solberg (D) | 641 | |||
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Scorecards
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2014
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.[7]
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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.[8] Andrist received a score of 81.82% on policy legislation and voted against 2.36% of state spending. On policy, Andrist was ranked 22nd and on spending was ranked 34th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[9]
Personal
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Andrist has five children and currently resides in Crosby, North Dakota.
See also
- North Dakota State Senate
- Senate Committees
- North Dakota Legislative Assembly
- North Dakota state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Legislative profile Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ KX News, "John Andrist Retires," October 1, 2014
- ↑ Dickinson Press, "Proposed amendment would trump ND tobacco measure," April 28, 2009 (dead link)
- ↑ 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
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North Dakota State Senate District 2 1992–November 30, 2014 |
Succeeded by David Rust (R) |
