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Senator Rich Wardner

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Biography

City: Dickinson
  • Retired educator; Former Executive Director, Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce
  • BS, DSU; MS, Northern State University
  • Past, President Pro Tempore, Senate; Chairman, Sunrise Youth Bureau; Chair, Midwest Legislative Conference; Member, Legislative Management; Elks; Rotary
  • Married (Kayleen); 2 children
  • House 1991-98; Senate since 1999
 

Contact Information

1042 12th Avenue West
Dickinson, ND 58601-3654
Home Telephone: 
701-483-6918
Office Telephone: 
701-483-6918
Cellphone: 
701-590-1178
Fax: 
701-483-6914
Email: 
rwardner@nd.gov

Legislative History Summary

2021
2019
2017
2015
2013
2011
2009
2007
2005
2003
2001
1999
1997

Legislative History

67th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

Majority Leader

Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Legislative Management

Procedural

Committees (Chairman)

66th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

Majority Leader

Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Energy Development and Transmission Committee (Chairman)
Legacy Fund Earnings Committee (Vice Chairman)
Legislative Management
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee (Chairman)
Legislative Revenue Advisory Committee
Tribal Taxation Issues Committee

Procedural

Committees (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Emergency Commission
Federal Environmental Law Impact Review Committee

65th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

Majority Leader

Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Energy Development and Transmission Committee (Chairman)
Legislative Management
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee (Vice Chairman)
Legislative Revenue Advisory Committee
Tribal Taxation Issues Committee

Procedural

Committees (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Emergency Commission
Federal Environmental Law Impact Review Committee

64th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

Majority Leader

Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Energy Development and Transmission Committee (Chairman)
Legislative Management
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee (Vice Chairman)
Special Committee on the Resolution of the Senate Bill No. 2022 (Chairman)

Procedural

Committees (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Emergency Commission
Federal Environmental Law Impact Review Committee
Special Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

Majority Leader

Republican
District: District 37

63rd

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

Majority Leader

Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Energy Development and Transmission Committee (Chairman)
Government Finance Committee
Legislative Management
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee (Vice Chairman)

Procedural

Committees (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Emergency Commission

62nd

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

President Pro Tempore

Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Energy Development and Transmission Committee (Chairman)
Information Technology Committee
Legislative Management (Vice Chairman)
Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee (Vice Chairman)
State Employee Compensation System Oversight Committee
Workers' Compensation Review Committee

Standing

Appropriations

Procedural

Committees (Chairman)
Correction and Revision of the Journal

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Emergency Commission
Special Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate

Majority Leader

Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Standing

Appropriations

61st

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Energy Development and Transmission Committee (Chairman)
Information Technology Committee
Legislative Management
Workers' Compensation Review Committee

Standing

Appropriations

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Information Technology Advisory Committee

60th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section
Energy Development and Transmission Committee (Chairman)
Information Technology Committee
Legislative Council
Legislator Computer Replacement Task Force

Standing

Appropriations

Procedural

Correction and Revision of the Journal

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Information Technology Advisory Committee
State Employees Compensation Commission

59th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Finance and Taxation Committee
Information Technology Committee

Standing

Finance and Taxation (Vice Chairman)
Natural Resources

Procedural

Correction and Revision of the Journal

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Information Technology Advisory Committee

58th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Administrative Rules Committee
Information Technology Committee
No Child Left Behind Committee
Taxation Committee

Standing

Finance and Taxation (Vice Chairman)
Government and Veterans Affairs

Procedural

Correction and Revision of the Journal

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Information Technology Advisory Committee
Special Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

57th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Commerce Committee
Higher Education Committee
Regulatory Reform Review Committee
Taxation Committee (Chairman)

Standing

Finance and Taxation (Vice Chairman)
Government and Veterans Affairs

Procedural

Correction and Revision of the Journal
Special Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

56th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
Senate
Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Administrative Rules Committee
Higher Education Committee
Information Technology Committee
Regulatory Reform Review Committee (Vice Chairman)

Standing

Finance and Taxation
Government and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chairman)

Procedural

Correction and Revision of the Journal

55th

Regular Legislative Session Session Biography
House of Representatives
Republican
District: District 37

Committee Membership

Interim

Administrative Rules Committee
Information Technology Committee

Standing

Finance and Taxation
Government and Veterans Affairs (Chairman)

Rich Wardner