RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

Donald Schaible

North Dakota State Senator, District 31 since 2010. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

North Dakota State Senator, District 31Born 1957

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 6; 11 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.1%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 83%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +32.8; 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.

Emergency Response Services · vice chair
Appropriations
Appropriations: Education and Environment Division
Budget Section
Budget Section Education and Environment Division
Budget Section Regulatory Division
Government Finance

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 11 sponsored · 6 became law

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SB 2403 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 6-09-47 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a medical facility…
Became law Jan 2026

SB 2213 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 15.1-13 and two new sections to chapter 15.1-21 of the…
Became law Jun 2025

SB 2158 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-12-29 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2157 AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to the creation of a farm safety insurance…
Became law Mar 2025

SB 2362 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 15.1-02-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the…
Became law Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Schaible sits in the North Dakota State Senate

Schaible is closer to the center than 55% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Scott Meyer, Terry Wanzek, Cole Conley

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

With Schaible’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans83%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills10%

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

Date	Bill	Schaible	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…	Yes	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…	No	Yes	Yes	Passed 25–21

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Schaible was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028North Dakota State Senate, District 31

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 31	Won	R+32.8	R+48.9	−16.1
2022	North Dakota State Senate, District 31	Won	—	—	—
2018	North Dakota State Senate, District 31	Won	R+30.2	—	—
2014	North Dakota State Senate, District 31	Won	R+35.2	—	—
2014	North Dakota State Senate, District 31 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2010	North Dakota State Senate, District 31	Won	R+15.8	—	—