Collette Brown
North Dakota State Representative, District 9 since 2024. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 1
- 4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 11.5%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 79%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −7.7
- Won 2024
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Correction and Revision of the Journal
- Education
- Government and Veterans Affairs
- Industry, Business and Labor
- Tribal and State Relations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2025
Failed in the Senate Apr 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 Brown sits in the North Dakota House of Representatives
Brown is closer to the center than 73% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Lisa Finley-DeVille, , Alisa Mitskog
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Brown’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats79%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills25%
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: Brown’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Brown | 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… | 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 | Yes | No | Failed 46–45 |
| Apr 23, 2025 | SB 2018: AN ACT to provide an appropriation for defraying the expenses of the department of… | Yes | 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,… | No | 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 Brown 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 | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | North Dakota Legislative District 9 | Lost | — | D+17.5 | — |
| 2024 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 (special) | Won | R+7.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $25
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State filings through Oct 10, 2025Updated Nov 1, 2026, 7:46 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Brown, Collette State | Active |
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State filings through Oct 10, 2025Updated Nov 1, 2026, 7:46 AM ET
Seats Brown has held
- North Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Brown has run against
- Democratic (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Jayme Davis (D) · 2024 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Brown
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7c99cb12-9158-4ddc-8bff-8ecca64cc8fa
- Wikidata Q134976724
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET