Lori VanWinkle
North Dakota State Representative, District 3 since 2022.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.2%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 82%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +0.8
- Won 2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Government and Veterans Affairs
- Judiciary
- Protection and Victim Services
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
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 VanWinkle sits in the North Dakota House of Representatives
VanWinkle is closer to the center than 1% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Desiree Morton, Christina Wolff, Dennis Nehring
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With VanWinkle’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans82%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills3%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: VanWinkle’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | VanWinkle | Rep. majority | Dem. 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… | No | 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… | No | No | Yes | Failed 46–45 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of… | No | No | Yes | 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,… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 49–43 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time VanWinkle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 3 | Won | R+0.8 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats VanWinkle has held
- North Dakota House of Representatives, District 3 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who VanWinkle has run against
- Jeff Hoverson (R) · 2022 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know VanWinkle
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/f1c4c314-4fe7-4aa1-b243-d075dce4444d
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET