Robin Weisz

Robin Weisz (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 14. He assumed office in 1996. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.

The North Dakota House of Representatives unanimously elected Weisz state speaker of the House, effective January 7, 2025.^[1]

Weisz was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, in 1956. He was a farmer and owner of M + W, Incorporated.^[2]

Before entering state politics, Weisz was the chair of the Lynn Township Supervisors from 1980 to 1994. He was first elected to the state House in 1996.^[2] In an interview with Prairie Public, Weisz said he was a committee chair during 14 state legislative sessions.^[3]

In 2024, Weisz and his co-representative Jon Nelson faced Republican primary challengers. The district's endorsing convention endorsed both Larry Danduran and Jason Steidl, who said Weisz and Nelson were not conservative enough. Weisz responded to the challenge by saying that his long-term experience in the chamber was an asset to his constituents. He also said that he ensured rural voices were heard during policy debates.^[4] Weisz and Nelson won the Republican primary with 28.7% and 26.0% of the vote, respectively. Steidl and Danduran received 24.1% and 21.2%, respectively. In North Dakota, two representatives are elected to each House district.

As House speaker, Weisz oversaw the passing of House Bill 1176, which was a property tax bill that created a $1,600 primary residence credit and capped how much school districts could raise property taxes. Other legislative priorities included funding for a new state hospital and addressing overcrowding in prisons.^[5]^[6]

Biography

Weisz attended the University of North Dakota. His professional experience included being the owner and operator of M + W, Incorporated.^[7]

Weisz was the chair of Lynn Township Supervisors from 1980 to 1994.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Weisz was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Weisz was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Weisz 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
• Human Services, Chair
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Weisz served on the following committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2015
• Human Services, Chairman
• Transportation

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Weisz served on the following committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2013
• Human Services
• Transportation

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Weisz served on the following committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2011
• Human Services
• Transportation

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Weisz served on the following committee:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2009
• Human Services
• Transportation

Elections

2024

General election

General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jon Nelson and incumbent Robin Weisz defeated Cathy Jelsing and Jessica Hawkes in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Nelson (R)	39.2	6,271
✔		Robin Weisz (R)	39.2	6,271
	Submit photo	Cathy Jelsing (D)	10.8	1,723
	Submit photo	Jessica Hawkes (D)	10.0	1,605
		Other/Write-in votes	0.8	123

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,993
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Cathy Jelsing and Jessica Hawkes advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cathy Jelsing	51.4	490
✔	Submit photo	Jessica Hawkes	48.4	461
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	2

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 953
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 (2 seats)

Incumbent Robin Weisz and incumbent Jon Nelson defeated Jason Steidl and Larry Danduran in the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 14 on June 11, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Robin Weisz	28.7	2,215
✔		Jon Nelson	26.0	2,004
	Submit photo	Jason Steidl	24.1	1,857
	Submit photo	Larry Danduran	21.2	1,639
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	2

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,717
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Endorsements

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