RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Jonathan Sickler

North Dakota State Senator, District 17 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

North Dakota State Senator, District 17Businessperson

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 4; 5 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 5.4%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 78%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +8.4; 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.

Higher Education Institutions · chair
Appropriations
Appropriations: Government Operations Division
Budget Section
Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division
Budget Section Government Operations Division
Higher Education Funding Review
Information Technology

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 5 sponsored · 4 became law

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SB 2147 AN ACT to create and enact a new subsection to section 15-10-38.4, a new subsection to section 15-62.4-03, a…
Became law Jun 2025

SB 2226 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 1 of section 54-61-01 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2233 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 32-12.2-04 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to notice…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2382 AN ACT to create and enact a new chapter to title 28 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to vexatious…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2212 A BILL for an Act to amend and reenact sections 15-54.1-01, 15-54.1-02, 15-54.1-03, and 15-54.1-04 of the…
Failed in the Senate Feb 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sickler sits in the North Dakota State Senate

Sickler is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Randy Burckhard, Robert Erbele, Cole Conley

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

With Sickler’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans78%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills4%

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

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

2022202320242025202620272028North Dakota State Senate, District 17

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)