Michael Don Brandenburg
2004 - Present
2028
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Michael D. Brandenburg (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 28. He assumed office in 2004. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.
Brandenburg (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Brandenburg received a diploma from Edgeley High School. His professional experience includes working as a farmer. He served in the North Dakota National Guard as a Master Sergeant and provided instruction at the Regional Training Institute. He also served as a Nora Township Supervisor.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Brandenburg was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Brandenburg was assigned to the following committees:
- House Appropriations Committee
- Appropriations - Government Operations Division Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Brandenburg 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, Brandenburg served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Brandenburg served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Brandenburg served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Appropriations |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Brandenburg served on the following committee:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Finance and Taxation |
| • Agriculture |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael D. Brandenburg and incumbent Jim Grueneich defeated Mary Schlosser and Sara Dux in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael D. Brandenburg (R) | 38.9 | 6,319 |
| ✔ |  | Jim Grueneich (R) | 36.2 | 5,884 |
| Mary Schlosser (D) | 13.3 | 2,163 | ||
| Sara Dux (D) | 11.5 | 1,864 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 32 | ||
| Total votes: 16,262 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Mary Schlosser and Sara Dux advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mary Schlosser | 53.3 | 573 | |
| ✔ | Sara Dux | 46.4 | 499 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 1,076 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael D. Brandenburg and incumbent Jim Grueneich advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Brandenburg | 51.4 | 2,667 |
| ✔ | | Jim Grueneich | 47.7 | 2,475 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 51 | ||
| Total votes: 5,193 | |||
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Endorsements
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2022
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael D. Brandenburg and Jim Grueneich defeated Sharon Ulmer in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Brandenburg (R) | 43.4 | 4,758 |
| ✔ | | Jim Grueneich (R) | 38.8 | 4,253 |
| Sharon Ulmer (D) | 16.7 | 1,834 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 128 | ||
| Total votes: 10,973 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Sharon Ulmer advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Sharon Ulmer | 99.1 | 536 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 541 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael D. Brandenburg and Jim Grueneich defeated Josh Loegering, Darcy Meier, and Sam Leppert in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on June 14, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Brandenburg | 32.9 | 2,185 |
| ✔ | | Jim Grueneich | 26.2 | 1,741 |
| Josh Loegering | 18.8 | 1,250 | ||
| Darcy Meier | 16.9 | 1,123 | ||
| Sam Leppert | 5.1 | 338 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 6,638 | |||
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2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jeffery Magrum and incumbent Michael D. Brandenburg defeated Rebecca Phillips in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeffery Magrum (R) | 43.8 | 5,410 |
| ✔ | | Michael D. Brandenburg (R) | 41.8 | 5,159 |
| Rebecca Phillips (D) | 13.6 | 1,684 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 85 | ||
| Total votes: 12,338 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Rebecca Phillips advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Rebecca Phillips | 97.9 | 376 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.1 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 384 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 (2 seats)
Incumbent Michael D. Brandenburg and incumbent Jeffery Magrum defeated Jim Grueneich in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Michael D. Brandenburg | 36.6 | 2,572 |
| ✔ | | Jeffery Magrum | 34.9 | 2,456 |
| Jim Grueneich | 27.7 | 1,947 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 60 | ||
| Total votes: 7,035 | |||
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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 Michael Don Brandenburg and Jeffery Magrum were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 28 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Don Brandenburg Incumbent |
49.23% | 5,130 | |
| Republican | Jeffery Magrum |
50.77% | 5,290 | |
| Total Votes | 10,420 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Michael Don Brandenburg and Jeffery Magrum defeated incumbent William Kretschmar and Barton Schott in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 28 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Michael Don Brandenburg Incumbent |
31.46% | 2,148 | |
| Republican | Jeffery Magrum |
33.06% | 2,257 | |
| Republican | William Kretschmar Incumbent | 17.72% | 1,210 | |
| Republican | Barton Schott | 17.75% | 1,212 | |
| Total Votes | 6,827 | |||
2012
Brandenburg won re-election in the 2012 election for North Dakota House District 28. Brandenburg and fellow incumbent William Kretschmar defeated Jeffery J. Magrum and Barton Schott in the Republican primary on June 12. According to unofficial election night results, Kretschmar led Magrum by 13 votes. This slim lead triggered an automatic recount. Official results showed Kretschmar with a nine vote lead over Magrum. They defeated Joan Hoffman (D) and Austin Wald (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Michael Don Brandenburg Incumbent |
33.1% | 4,448 | |
| Republican | William Kretschmar Incumbent |
29.9% | 4,014 | |
| Democratic | Austin Wald | 19.1% | 2,568 | |
| Democratic | Joan Hoffman | 17.9% | 2,403 | |
| Total Votes | 13,433 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Michael Don Brandenburg Incumbent |
33.4% | 2,051 |
| William Kretschmar Incumbent |
23.9% | 1,468 |
| Jeffery J. Magrum | 23.8% | 1,459 |
| Barton Schott | 18.9% | 1,162 |
| Total Votes | 6,140 | |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Brandenburg won election by finishing 1st out of 4 candidates for District 28 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[8]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 28 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Michael Don Brandenburg (R)
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3,548 | |||
| William Kretschmar (R)
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3,111 | |||
| Kristen Vetter (D-NPL) | 3,023 | |||
| Isadore Gross (D-NPL) | 2,598 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2022
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2020
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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2019
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2018
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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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2015
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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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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] Brandenburg received a score of 75.90% on policy legislation and voted against 1.89% of state spending. Brandenburg was ranked 20th on policy and 90th on spending, out of 94 House members evaluated for the study.[11]
See also
2024 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Smart Vote, "Biography of Rep. Brandenburg," 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
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 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
