Greg Kessel
North Dakota State Senator, District 39 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 7
- 8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 4.5%
- Chamber median 1.2%
- With party
- 81%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +95.1
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Energy and Natural Resources · vice chair
- Emergency Response Services
- Energy Development and Transmission
- Industry and Business
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Apr 2025
Became law Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Kessel sits in the North Dakota State Senate
Kessel is closer to the center than 71% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Ron Sorvaag, Jerry Klein, Sean Cleary
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:56 PM ET
With Kessel’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans81%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills8%
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: Kessel’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Kessel | 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… | 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 Kessel 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 39 | Won | R+95.1 | R+73.2 | +21.9 |
| 2022 | North Dakota State Senate, District 39 | Won | R+41.0 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $40.1K
- Spent
- $225
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State filings through Sep 23, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 7:46 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Mr. Kessel, Greg State | Active |
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State filings through Sep 23, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 7:46 AM ET
Seats Kessel has held
- North Dakota State Senate, District 39 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kessel has run against
- Nonpartisan (I) · 2026 general, won
- Thea Lee (I) · 2022 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Kessel
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/6c9671e4-274f-41cd-b1ba-d6b2dd55ba5e
- Wikidata Q124052464
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET