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Nathan Toman
2012 - Present
2028
12
Nathan P. Toman (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 34. He assumed office on December 1, 2012. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.
Toman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 34. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Toman earned his A.A. from Bismarck State College in 2007. His professional experience includes working in information systems at Ducks Unlimited Inc.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Toman was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Toman was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Toman 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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| • Finance and Taxation |
| • Political Subdivisions |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Toman served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Finance and Taxation |
| • Political Subdivisions |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Toman served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Political Subdivisions |
Elections
2024
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 (2 seats)
Incumbent Todd Porter and incumbent Nathan P. Toman won election in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Todd Porter (R) | 51.6 | 5,573 |
| ✔ |  | Nathan P. Toman (R) | 47.2 | 5,103 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.2 | 129 | ||
| Total votes: 10,805 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 (2 seats)
Incumbent Nathan P. Toman and incumbent Todd Porter defeated David Villafana in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nathan P. Toman | 43.1 | 1,777 |
| ✔ | | Todd Porter | 39.2 | 1,616 |
 | David Villafana | 17.5 | 722 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 4,124 | |||
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Endorsements
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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 34 (2 seats)
Incumbent Todd Porter and incumbent Nathan P. Toman defeated Joshua Johnson and Bernie Parkhurst in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Porter (R) | 36.7 | 5,520 |
| ✔ | | Nathan P. Toman (R) | 35.9 | 5,397 |
| Joshua Johnson (D) | 14.3 | 2,157 | ||
| Bernie Parkhurst (D) | 13.0 | 1,962 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 15,050 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 (2 seats)
Joshua Johnson and Bernie Parkhurst advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Joshua Johnson | 50.7 | 675 | |
| ✔ | Bernie Parkhurst | 49.2 | 656 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 1,332 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 (2 seats)
Incumbent Todd Porter and incumbent Nathan P. Toman advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Todd Porter | 51.3 | 2,140 |
| ✔ | | Nathan P. Toman | 48.5 | 2,024 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 4,175 | |||
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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 Todd Porter and incumbent Nathan Toman defeated Bernie Parkhurst and Jessica Petrick in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Todd Porter Incumbent |
35.84% | 4,848 | |
| Republican | Nathan Toman Incumbent |
33.52% | 4,534 | |
| Democratic | Bernie Parkhurst | 12.02% | 1,626 | |
| Democratic | Jessica Petrick | 18.61% | 2,517 | |
| Total Votes | 13,525 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Bernie Parkhurst and Jessica Petrick were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Bernie Parkhurst | |
| Democratic | Jessica Petrick | |
Incumbent Todd Porter and incumbent Nathan Toman were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Todd Porter Incumbent | |
| Republican | Nathan Toman Incumbent | |
2012
Toman ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota State House District 34. Toman and incumbent Todd K. Porter defeated incumbent Rae Ann Kelsch in the Republican primary on June 12. They went on to defeat Lori Furaus (D) and Sid Kadrmas (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Todd Porter Incumbent |
32.7% | 3,954 | |
| Republican | Nathan Toman |
29.7% | 3,594 | |
| Democratic | Lori Furaus | 20.5% | 2,483 | |
| Democratic | Sid Kadrmas | 17.1% | 2,071 | |
| Total Votes | 12,102 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
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Todd K. Porter Incumbent |
44.7% | 1,916 |
| Nathan P. Toman |
35.7% | 1,529 |
| Rae Ann Kelsch Incumbent | 19.6% | 839 |
| Total Votes | 4,284 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Nathan P. Toman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2012
Toman's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[8]
- Tax reform and controlled spending: "North Dakota is doing well now; however, we need make sure that we save for the future. I also feel it is necessary to make sure the citizens are benefiting from the current surplus."
- Responsible use of ND resources: "North Dakota is doing well now; however, we need make sure that we save for the future. I also feel it is necessary to make sure the citizens are benefiting from the current surplus."
- Strong and effective school systems: "There are many valuable resources in North Dakota. We can use those resources to ensure future prosperity and equity in North Dakota. It is also important that we are responsible with how we treat the land that we get these valuable resources from."
- Family values: "Our children are the next generation. We need to make sure they have the necessary learning resources available. Our teachers are also important, they need to be heard and treated fairly."
- Individual liberty: "The state must protect the rights of its citizens and not attempt to infringe on their liberties. Liberties including, but not limited to, education, work, and property."
Law enforcement drones
On January 21, 2013, Toman, fellow Representatives Rick Becker, Dick Anderson, Thomas Beadle, Joe Heilman, Curt Hofstad, David Monson, Karen Rohr and Ben Hanson, and Senator Margaret Sitte introduced HB 1373 to restrict the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) by law enforcement agencies. This bill would have required agencies to receive a court warrant for any drone use, and such warrants would have only be obtainable for felony investigations. Exceptions would be made for drones used to patrol the Canadian border, aid law enforcement agencies where there is "reasonable suspicion" that quick action is necessary and evaluate damage during and after natural disasters. HB 1373 would have also allowed people injured by governmental violation of these restrictions to sue the offending law enforcement agencies. The bill would have expressly prohibited surveillance by drones with lethal or non-lethal weapons, private surveillance of other private parties without informed consent and surveillance of people exercising their constitutional rights of free speech and assembly.[9][10] On January 28, the Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on the bill.[11] The bill passed the House of Representatives on February 22 and was sent to the state Senate. The bill died in the state Senate.[12]
Campaign finance summary
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Sponsored legislation
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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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Personal
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Toman and his wife, Jessica, have four children. They currently reside in Mandan, North Dakota.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder North Dakota House of Representatives District 34 |
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Vote Smart, "Biography of Rep. Nathan Toman," 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Official campaign website, "Platform," accessed June 1, 2012(Dead link)
- ↑ North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "Text of HB 1373," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "North Dakota lawmaker wants limits on drone use," January 6, 2013
- ↑ North Dakota Legislative Assembly, "Bill Actions for HB 1373," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ legiscan.com, "North Dakota House Bill 1373," accessed June 4, 2015
