2025SB 2159

Prioritizing Realistic Energy Research Over Green Fantasy

2025 - North Dakota Senate

Conservatives Support

Description

This bill updates what projects the state energy research center may pursue, ensuring its work is directed toward specific, authorized energy initiatives. It can help keep taxpayer-funded research more accountable and aligned with practical energy needs rather than ideological agendas. CPAC supports responsible, results-oriented energy research and supported this bill. The Senate passed this bill on 2025-04-15 by a vote of 43-3. The bill later became law.

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Legislators · 47

Legislator	Party	Lifetime Rating	Vote
Michelle Axtman ND	Republican	65%	Conservative
Jeff Barta ND	Republican	73%	Conservative
Todd Beard ND	Republican	85%	Conservative
Brad Bekkedahl ND	Republican	64%	Did Not Vote
Keith Boehm ND	Republican	91%	Conservative
Josh Boschee ND	Democrat	50%	Conservative
Ryan Braunberger ND	Democrat	31%	Conservative
Randy Burckhard ND	Republican	67%	Conservative
Jose Castaneda ND	Republican	88%	Conservative
Sean Cleary ND	Republican	72%	Conservative
David Clemens ND	Republican	79%	Conservative
Cole Conley ND	Republican	78%	Conservative
Claire Cory ND	Republican	81%	Conservative
Kyle Davison ND	Republican	57%	Conservative
Dick Dever ND	Republican	68%	Conservative
Michael Dwyer ND	Republican	65%	Conservative
Mark Enget ND	Republican	88%	Conservative
Robert Erbele ND	Republican	68%	Conservative
Justin Gerhardt ND	Republican	81%	Conservative
Kathy Hogan ND	Democrat	25%	Conservative
David Hogue ND	Republican	68%	Conservative
Greg Kessel ND	Republican	77%	Conservative
Jerry Klein ND	Republican	63%	Leftist
Diane Larson ND	Republican	71%	Conservative
Judy Lee ND	Republican	46%	Conservative
Randy Lemm ND	Republican	78%	Conservative
Larry Luick ND	Republican	68%	Conservative
Jeffery Magrum ND	Republican	79%	Leftist
Richard Marcellais ND	Democrat	56%	Conservative
Tim Mathern ND	Democrat	17%	Leftist
Scott Meyer ND	Republican	77%	Conservative
Janne Myrdal ND	Republican	78%	Conservative
Desiree Van Oosting ND	Republican	81%	Conservative
Dale Patten ND	Republican	74%	Conservative
Bob Paulson ND	Republican	84%	Conservative
Michelle Powers ND	Republican	81%	Conservative
Kristin Roers ND	Republican	64%	Conservative
Dean Rummel ND	Republican	62%	Conservative
Donald Schaible ND	Republican	68%	Conservative
Jonathan Sickler ND	Republican	75%	Conservative
Ronald Sorvaag ND	Republican	61%	Conservative
Paul Thomas ND	Republican	75%	Conservative
Chuck Walen ND	Republican	81%	Conservative
Terry Wanzek ND	Republican	71%	Conservative
Mark Weber ND	Republican	67%	Conservative
Kent Weston ND	Republican	85%	Conservative
Michael Wobbema ND	Republican	85%	Conservative