North Dakota Senate

North Dakota State Senate
North Dakota State Senate
North Dakota Legislative Assembly
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	Two four-year terms
History
New session started	January 3, 2023
Leadership
President	Michelle Strinden (R) ; since December 14, 2024
President pro tempore	Donald Schaible (R) ; since January 3, 2023
Majority Leader	David Hogue (R) ; since January 3, 2023
Minority Leader	Kathy Hogan (D) ; since January 3, 2023
Structure
Seats	47
Political groups	Majority Republican (43); Minority Democratic-NPL (4);
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article IV, North Dakota Constitution
Salary	$148/session day + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2022; (32 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024; (23 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
	Senate Chamber; North Dakota State Capitol; Bismarck, North Dakota
Website
	North Dakota Legislative Assembly

The Senate Chamber is located in the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck.

The North Dakota Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives.

Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as determined by the decennial census. The 2000 redistricting plan provided for 47 districts, with one senator elected from each district.

Senators serve four-year terms. Elections are staggered such that half the senate districts have elections every two years. In the 2022 North Dakota elections, a ballot measure passed with 63.4% of the vote creating term limits of eight years in the North Dakota Senate, which was put into effect starting January 2023.^[1]

The Senate Chamber is located in the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, North Dakota.

^ "North Dakota Midterm Election 2022". NBC News. NBC Universal. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

[1] "North Dakota Midterm Election 2022". NBC News. NBC Universal. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 15, 2023.

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