RepublicanIn office since Nov 2016

Janne Myrdal

North Dakota State Senator, District 19 since 2016. Ran in 3 elections between 2016 and 2022, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

North Dakota State Senator, District 19Born 1962

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 9 yrs; Since 2016
Bills became law: 7; 10 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.7%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 90%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +35.2; 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.

Agriculture and Veterans Affairs · vice chair
Delayed Bills · chair
Judiciary · chair
Administrative Rules
Artificial Intelligence and Data Center
Committee on Committees
Judiciary
Legislative Management

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 10 sponsored · 7 became law

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SB 2230 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 16.1-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2267 AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 23.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to onsite…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2228 AN ACT to provide an appropriation to the department of commerce for a rural grocery store sustainability…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2242 AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to institutions of higher education.
Became law Mar 2025

SB 2257 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 5 of section 12.1-23-05 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to…
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 Myrdal sits in the North Dakota State Senate

Myrdal is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Bob Paulson, Kent Weston, Chuck Walen

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

With Myrdal’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%

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

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

2016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028North Dakota State Senate, District 10 North Dakota State Senate, District 19

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 State Senate, District 19	Won	R+35.2	R+49.4	−14.2
2022	North Dakota State Senate, District 19	Won	R+51.6	R+45.8	+5.8
2020	North Dakota State Senate, District 10	Won	R+48.7	R+44.0	+4.7
2016	North Dakota State Senate, District 10	Won	R+28.5	R+44.0	−15.5