RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Kathy Frelich

North Dakota State Representative, District 15 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

North Dakota State Representative, District 15

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 4; 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 2.4%
With party: 84%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +13.4; Won 2024
Elections: 3; 2022–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Human Services · vice chair
Human Services · vice chair
Agriculture and Water Management
Legislative Management
Rural Health Transformation
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 6 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1197 AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study of correctional facilities.
Became law Apr 2025

HB 1097 AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study regarding accessibility of government services for…
Became law Mar 2025

HB 1192 AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision a of subsection 1 of section 53-06.1-03 of the North Dakota Century…
Became law Mar 2025

HB 1148 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 1-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to…
Became law Mar 2025

HB 1213 A BILL for an Act to provide for a transfer to the infrastructure revolving loan fund.
Failed in the Senate Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Frelich sits in the North Dakota House of Representatives

Frelich is closer to the center than 31% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Dori Hauck, Nathan Toman, Vicky Steiner

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

With Frelich’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans84%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills9%

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

Date	Bill	Frelich	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…	No	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…	No	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,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 49–43

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

Career

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

2022202320242025202620272028North Dakota House of Representatives, District 15

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 15	Counting	—	—	—
2024	North Dakota House of Representatives, District 15 (special)	Won	R+13.4	R+43.7	−30.3
2022	North Dakota House of Representatives, District 15	Won	R+3.0	R+31.4	−28.4