Austin Foss
North Dakota State Representative, District 44 since 2024. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 0
- 3 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 1.3%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 86%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +-6.3
- Won 2024
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Energy Development and Transmission
- Energy and Natural Resources
- Finance and Taxation
- Government Finance
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the Senate Mar 2025
Failed in the House Feb 2025
Failed in the House Feb 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Foss sits in the North Dakota House of Representatives
Foss is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Karla Rose Hanson, Zac Ista, LaurieBeth Hager
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Foss’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats86%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills17%
Black tick: the average of Democrats in the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Foss’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Foss | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2025 | HB 1459: AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 38-12 of the North Dakota Century… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 63–26 |
| May 1, 2025 | HB 1298: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 39-06.1-06, 39-09-02, 39-09-04, and 39-09-07.1, and… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 46–45 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of… | Not voting | Yes | No | Passed 48–44 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | HB 1482: AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 15.1-07-03, 15.1-07-04, 21-03-04, 21-03-07,… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 88–4 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | HB 1540: AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 15.1 of the North Dakota Century Code,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 49–43 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Foss was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 44 | Won | R+6.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Foss has held
- North Dakota House of Representatives, District 44 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Foss has run against
- Karla Rose Hanson (D) · 2024 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Foss
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7b99ceee-cc27-4b30-96f9-b29845bacdf8
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET