Cole Conley
North Dakota State Senator, District 12 since 2020. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 6 yrs
- Since 2020
- Bills became law
- 0
- 1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.2%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 85%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +33.8
- 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.
- Advanced Nuclear Energy
- Agriculture and Water Management
- Appropriations
- Appropriations: Education and Environment Division
- Budget Section
- Budget Section Education and Environment Division
- Budget Section Regulatory Division
- Delayed Bills
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Failed in the Senate Feb 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Conley sits in the North Dakota State Senate
Conley is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Don Schaible, Scott Meyer, Terry Wanzek
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Conley’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans85%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the North Dakota State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Conley’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Conley | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2026 | HB 1624: A BILL for an Act to create and enact two new sections to chapter 15.1-07 of the North… | No | No | Yes | Failed 22–24 |
| 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 | No | Passed 27–19 |
| Apr 25, 2025 | HB 1143: AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the agriculture commissioner for a food… | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 36–9 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | HB 1015: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the various divisions… | No | Yes | No | Failed 23–24 |
| Apr 18, 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 | Yes | Passed 25–21 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Conley 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 State Senate, District 12 | Won | R+33.8 |
| 2020 | North Dakota State Senate, District 12 | Won | R+12.2 |
| 2004 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 12 | Lost | D+8.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Conley has held
- North Dakota State Senate, District 12 · since 2020
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Conley has run against
- Olivia Schloegel (D) · 2024 general, won
- John Grabinger (D) · 2020 general, won
- Joe Kroeber (D) · 2004 general, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Conley
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3b75961c-1c9e-4150-84ee-965ffb59fafa
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET