RepublicanIn office since Nov 2010

Ronald Sorvaag

North Dakota State Senator, District 45 since 2010. Ran in 5 elections between 2010 and 2022, winning 5. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

North Dakota State Senator, District 45

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 16 yrs; Since 2010
Bills became law: 1; 1 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.2%; Chamber median 1.2%
With party: 81%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +19.2; Won 2018
Elections: 6; 2010–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Appropriations: Education and Environment Division · chair
Budget Section Education and Environment Division · vice chair
Budget Section Regulatory Division · chair
Higher Education Funding Review · chair
Appropriations
Budget Section
Education
Legislative Management
Water Topics Overview

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 1 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 2256 AN ACT to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-17 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to a…
Became law Jun 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sorvaag sits in the North Dakota State Senate

Sorvaag is closer to the center than 74% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Greg Kessel, Jerry Klein, Sean Cleary

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

With Sorvaag’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans81%
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: Sorvaag’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Sorvaag	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…	No	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 Sorvaag was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2010201220142016201820202022202420262028North Dakota State Senate, District 45

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 45	Counting	R+9.8	R+13.6	−3.8
2022	North Dakota State Senate, District 45	Won	—	R+10.1	—
2018	North Dakota State Senate, District 45	Won	R+19.2	R+17.9	+1.3
2014	North Dakota State Senate, District 45	Won	R+12.8	—	—
2014	North Dakota State Senate, District 45 (primary)	Won	—	—	—
2010	North Dakota State Senate, District 45	Won	R+13.0	—	—