RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Michael Dwyer

North Dakota State Senator, District 47 since 2018. Ran in 2 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

North Dakota State Senator, District 47Born 1952

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 4; 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.3%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 85%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +27.9; 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 Water Management
Appropriations
Appropriations: Government Operations Division
Budget Section
Budget Section Commerce and Legal Services Division
Budget Section Government Operations Division
Committee on Committees
Rules
Water Topics Overview

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 6 sponsored · 4 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 2291 AN ACT to create and enact two new sections to chapter 30.1-28 and two new sections to chapter 30.1-29 of…
Became law May 2025

SB 2245 AN ACT to amend and reenact section 20.1-04-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to the use of…
Became law Apr 2025

SB 2290 AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 32-03.2-01 and 32-03.2-11 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to…
Became law Mar 2025

SB 2153 AN ACT to amend and reenact subsection 9 of section 61-02-02 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 Dwyer sits in the North Dakota State Senate

Dwyer is closer to the center than 48% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Diane Larson, Terry Wanzek, Scott Meyer

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

With Dwyer’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans85%
Cosponsorships of the other party's bills11%

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

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028North Dakota State Senate, District 47

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 47	Won	R+27.9	R+37.7	−9.8
2022	North Dakota State Senate, District 47	Won	—	R+34.0	—
2018	North Dakota State Senate, District 47	Won	R+33.9	R+41.1	−7.2