RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Bob Paulson

North Dakota State Senator, District 3 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

North Dakota State Senator, District 3

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 3; 8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 87%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +26.2; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Administrative Rules · chair
Judiciary · vice chair
Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review
Transportation

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 8 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 2180 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 44-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the…
Became law May 2025

SB 2385 AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 23 and a new section to chapter 47-32 of the North Dakota…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2299 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 54-10-14, subsection 1 of section 54-10-15, and sections…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2244 A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-06 of the North Dakota Century Code,…
Failed in the House Mar 2025

SB 2350 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact section 44-04-18.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to an…
Failed in the Senate Feb 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Paulson sits in the North Dakota State Senate

Paulson is closer to the center than 14% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Janne Myrdal, Kent Weston, Chuck Walen

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET

With Paulson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans87%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%

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: Paulson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Paulson	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…	Yes	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 Paulson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028North Dakota House of Representatives, District 3 North Dakota State Senate, District 3

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	Seat	+/−
2026	North Dakota Legislative District 3	Won	R+26.2	R+49.2	−23.0
2022	North Dakota State Senate, District 3	Won	—	—	—
2018	North Dakota House of Representatives, District 3	Won	D+2.4	—	—