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Rich Wardner
Republican Party
Prior offices:
North Dakota State Senate District 37
Years in office: 1998 - 2022
Successor: Dean Rummel (R)
North Dakota House of Representatives
Years in office: 1991 - 1997
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 6, 2018
Education
Bachelor's
Dickinson State University
Graduate
Northern State University
Personal
Profession
Teacher
Contact
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Rich Wardner (Republican Party) was a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 37. He assumed office in 1998. He left office on December 1, 2022.

Wardner (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 37. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Wardner served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997.

Wardner announced on December 15, 2021, that he would not run for re-election to the state Senate. [1]

Biography

Wardner earned his B.S. from Dickinson State University and his M.S. from Northern State University. His professional experience includes working as a math and chemistry teacher at Dickinson High School.[2]

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Wardner was not assigned to any standing committees.[3]

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Armstrong was not assigned to any standing committees.

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wardner served on this committee:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Wardner served on this committee:

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

Rich Wardner did not file to run for re-election.

2018

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 37

Incumbent Rich Wardner defeated R. Travis Brazelton in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 37 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rich Wardner
Rich Wardner (R)
 
81.2
 
5,212
Image of R. Travis Brazelton
R. Travis Brazelton (D)
 
18.5
 
1,186
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.3
 
19

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,417
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 37

R. Travis Brazelton advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 37 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of R. Travis Brazelton
R. Travis Brazelton
 
100.0
 
375

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 375
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 37

Incumbent Rich Wardner advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 37 on June 12, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Rich Wardner
Rich Wardner
 
100.0
 
1,407

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 1,407
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2014

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 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 Rich Wardner was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Keith Fernsler was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Fernsler withdrew from the race before the general election. Wardner was unchallenged in the general election.[4][5][6]

2010

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Wardner won re-election to the 37th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election on November 2, 2010.[7][8]

North Dakota Senate General Election, District 37 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Rich Wardner (R) 4,064 98.98%
Write-in 42 1.02%

2006

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Wardner was re-elected to the 37th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Chad Berger (D).[9] Wardner raised $4,767 for his campaign, while Berger raised no money.[10]

North Dakota Senate, District 37 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Rich Wardner (R) 2,944
Chad Berger (D) 1,518

Campaign finance summary

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Rich Wardner campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2018North Dakota State Senate District 37Won general$38,580 N/A**
2014North Dakota State Senate, District 37Won $24,400 N/A**
2010North Dakota State Senate, District 37Won $4,025 N/A**
2006North Dakota State Senate, District 37Won $4,767 N/A**
2002North Dakota State Senate, District 37Won $1,575 N/A**
Grand total$73,347 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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Wardner and his wife, Kayleen, have two children. They reside in Dickinson, North Dakota.[2]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ KFYRTV.com, "ND Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner not running for re-election," December 15, 2021
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 North Dakota Legislature, "Sen. Rich Wardner," accessed June 22, 2015
    3. ↑ North Dakota State Legislature, "Senator Rich Wardner," accessed January 27, 2015
    4. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2014 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 9, 2014
    5. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 10, 2014," accessed July 8, 2014
    6. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results," accessed November 17, 2014
    7. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 General Election Results," accessed May 29, 2015
    8. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Results," accessed May 13, 2014
    9. ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2006 General election results," accessed May 13, 2014
    10. ↑ Follow the Money, "North Dakota Senate spending, 2006," accessed May 13, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    -     		North Dakota State Senate District 37
    1998-2022    		 Succeeded by
    Dean Rummel (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		North Dakota House of Representatives
    1991-1997    		 Succeeded by
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