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Sen. Brad Bekkedahl

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Total votes

2,802

all sessions

Attendance

97%

79 missed

Lower than 98% of chamber peers

With party

94%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

About Sen. Brad Bekkedahl

Sen. serving North Dakota District 1. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 11 years · 9 months. Serves on 9 committees, including Appropriations, Rural Health Transformation and Tax Reform and Relief Advisory.

Sworn in

Dec 1, 2014

11 years · 9 months

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How Brad votes, broken down

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Budget & Taxes 61% / 39%

36 support · 23 oppose

Healthcare 55% / 45%

12 support · 10 oppose

Education 48% / 52%

12 support · 13 oppose

Housing 57% / 43%

8 support · 6 oppose

Criminal Justice 75% / 25%

6 support · 2 oppose

Labor & Employment 60% / 40%

Transportation 100% / 0%

5 support · 0 oppose

Environment 50% / 50%

2 support · 2 oppose

Energy 75% / 25%

3 support · 1 oppose

Immigration 50% / 50%

1 support · 1 oppose

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SB 2407A BILL for an Act to provide an appropriation to the state historical society for the North Dakota military museum project; to amend and reenact section 55-01-02.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to jurisdiction of the heritage center; to authorize a line of credit; to provide for a report; and to provide an effective date. in committee

1 week ago

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HB 1626AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision d of subsection 1 of section 57-02-08.9, section 57-20-09, and subsection 1 of section 57-55-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to application of the primary residence credit and discount for early payment of tax; and to provide an effective date. signed

7 months ago

Voted Yea

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1625AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15-10-64 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the sale of the Ray Richards golf course; to provide an appropriation; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1622AN ACT to create and enact chapter 43-17.5 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the physician assistant licensure compact; to amend and reenact section 43-17-01, subsection 1 of section 43-17-02.1, and sections 43-17-02.2 and 43-17-46 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the requirements of physician assistants privileged to practice under the physician assistant licensure compact; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1624A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to offering school breakfast and lunch at no cost and the school meals fund; to provide an appropriation; to provide for a transfer; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Nay

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1623AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of health and human services for federal rural health transformation program grant funds; to provide an appropriation to the Bank of North Dakota to administer a loan program; to provide for a transfer; to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a rural health loan program under the medical facility infrastructure loan fund; to provide an exemption; to provide for a legislative management report; to provide for application; to provide a report; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

Voted Yea

HB 1621AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 15.1-21-01 and section 15.1-21-02 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to requiring the presidential physical fitness test in physical education courses in elementary, middle, and high schools and providing exceptions to the test; and to provide an effective date.

7 months ago

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7 months ago