Don Vigesaa
North Dakota State Representative, District 29 since 2004. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 7 elections between 2004 and 2022, winning 7.
- In office
- 22 yrs
- Since 2004
- Bills became law
- 1
- 4 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.1%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 85%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +4.9
- Won 2022
- Elections
- 7
- 2004–2022
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations · chair
- Budget Section · chair
- Rural Health Transformation · vice chair
- Advanced Nuclear Energy
- Budget Section Leadership Division
- Committee on Committees
- Tax Reform and Relief Advisory
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Vigesaa sits in the North Dakota House of Representatives
Vigesaa is closer to the center than 51% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Carrie McLeod, Dwight Kiefert, Craig Headland
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Vigesaa’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 House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Vigesaa’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Vigesaa | 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… | 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… | 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… | Yes | 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,… | No | Yes | No | Passed 49–43 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Vigesaa 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 29 | Won | R+4.9 | R+46.8 | −41.9 |
| 2018 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | R+1.7 | R+23.1 | −21.4 |
| 2014 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | R+3.3 | — | — |
| 2014 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 (primary) | Won | +3.1 | — | — |
| 2010 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | R+4.7 | — | — |
| 2006 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 | Won | R+1.5 | — | — |
| 2004 | North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 (special) | Won | R+2.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Vigesaa has held
- North Dakota House of Representatives, District 29 · since 2022
- North Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 · since 2004
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Vigesaa has run against
- Craig Headland (R) · 2022 election, won
- Bill Devlin (R) · 2018 election, won
- Ben Vig (D) · 2006 election, won
- Joan Heckaman (D) · 2004 special election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Vigesaa
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/95e4c82b-ae91-4bc6-a3f1-14ad9b8758ce
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET