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Rae Ann Kelsch
Rae Ann Kelsch was a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives. She represented the 34th District from 1990 to 2012, when she lost a re-election bid. Kelsch died on October 30, 2018.[1]
Biography
Kelsch's professional experience includes working as the manager of external affairs for Cellular One and in farming. Kelsch earned her B.S. in business administration from the University of North Dakota.[2]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kelsch served on the following committees:
- Education Committee, North Dakota House of Representatives, Chair
- Transportation Committee, North Dakota House of Representatives
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kelsch served on the following committee:
Elections
2012
Kelsch ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 34. Kelsch was defeated by fellow incumbent Todd K. Porter and candidate Nathan P. Toman in the Republican primary on June 12. Lori Furaus and Sid Kadrmas ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[3][4][5]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
 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 | |
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kelsch won election by finishing 1st out of 4 candidates for District 34 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[6]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 34 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Rae Ann Kelsch (R)
|
3,929 | |||
| Todd Porter (R)
|
3,912 | |||
| Rob Tausend (D-NPL) | 3,090 | |||
| Brent Veil (D-NPL) | 2,792 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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.[7] Kelsch received a score of 40% on policy legislation and voted against 3.87% of state spending. Kelsch was ranked 58th on policy and 50th on spending, out of 94 House members evaluated for the study.[8]
External links
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2000, 1998
Footnotes
- ↑ KVRR, "Longtime Republican North Dakota Lawmaker Dies Suddenly After Eating Raw Oysters," October 30, 2018
- ↑ Project Smart Vote, "Rep. Kelsch
- ↑ 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 VOICES - Secretary of State, "Official Results, Primary Election - June 12, 2012," accessed July 23, 2012
- ↑ North Dakota House of Representatives official election results for 2008
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
North Dakota House of Representatives - District 34 1990–2012 |
Succeeded by Nathan Toman |
