James Kasper
2000 - Present
2028
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James Kasper (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 46. He assumed office on December 1, 2000. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.
Kasper (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 46. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Kasper earned his A.A. from Bismarck State College in 1966 and his B.S. in business economics from North Dakota State University in 1968. His professional experience includes serving as the president of Asset Management Group, Incorporated. Kasper served in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Kasper was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Kasper was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Kasper was assigned to the following committees:
- House Government and Veterans Affairs Committee, Chair
- House Industry, Business and Labor Committee
- House Ethics Committee, Chair
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Government and Veterans Affairs, Chair |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kasper served on the following committees:
| North Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Government and Veterans Affairs, Chairman |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kasper served on the following committees:
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| • Government and Veterans Affairs |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Kasper served on the following committees:
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| • Energy and Natural Resources |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
| • Constitutional Revision |
2009-2010
In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Kasper served on the following committees:
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| • Government and Veterans Affairs |
| • Industry, Business and Labor |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 (2 seats)
Incumbent James Kasper and Desiree Morton defeated Todd Reisenauer and Will Thompson in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Kasper (R) | 27.0 | 4,634 | |
| ✔ | Desiree Morton (R) | 26.0 | 4,464 | |
| Todd Reisenauer (D) | 23.6 | 4,042 | ||
| Will Thompson (D) | 23.1 | 3,960 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 42 | ||
| Total votes: 17,142 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 (2 seats)
Todd Reisenauer and Will Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Todd Reisenauer | 51.1 | 628 | |
| ✔ | Will Thompson | 48.8 | 599 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 1,228 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 (2 seats)
Incumbent James Kasper and Desiree Morton advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 on June 11, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | James Kasper | 53.2 | 1,360 | |
| ✔ | Desiree Morton | 45.1 | 1,153 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.6 | 41 | ||
| Total votes: 2,554 | ||||
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Endorsements
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2020
See also: North Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 (2 seats)
Incumbent Shannon Roers Jones and incumbent James Kasper defeated Ben M. Hanson and Ben W. Hanson in the general election for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shannon Roers Jones (R) | 27.8 | 3,974 | |
| ✔ | James Kasper (R) | 25.4 | 3,632 | |
| Ben M. Hanson (D) | 23.4 | 3,349 | ||
| Ben W. Hanson (D) | 23.4 | 3,346 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 14,312 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 (2 seats)
Ben M. Hanson and Ben W. Hanson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ben M. Hanson | 51.6 | 1,004 | |
| ✔ | Ben W. Hanson | 48.3 | 939 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 1,944 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 (2 seats)
Incumbent Shannon Roers Jones and incumbent James Kasper advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Shannon Roers Jones | 50.9 | 1,431 | |
| ✔ | James Kasper | 48.7 | 1,369 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 2,811 | ||||
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2016
Elections for the North Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016. Incumbent Kathy Hawken (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent James Kasper and Shannon Roers Jones defeated Kirsten Diederich and Dan Fisher in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 46 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  James Kasper Incumbent |
25.82% | 3,364 | |
| Republican | Shannon Roers Jones |
28.64% | 3,732 | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Diederich | 24.08% | 3,137 | |
| Democratic | Dan Fisher | 21.47% | 2,797 | |
| Total Votes | 13,030 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Kirsten Diederich and Dan Fisher were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 46 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Kirsten Diederich | |
| Democratic | Dan Fisher | |
Incumbent James Kasper and Shannon Roers Jones were unopposed in the North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 46 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | James Kasper Incumbent | |
| Republican | Shannon Roers Jones | |
2012
Kasper ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota State House District 46. Kasper and fellow incumbent Kathy Hawken ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. They defeated Diane R. Hill (D) and Lee Myxter (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Kathy Hawken Incumbent |
28.6% | 3,762 | |
| Republican | James Kasper Incumbent |
28.2% | 3,708 | |
| Democratic | Diane R. Hill | 23.2% | 3,056 | |
| Democratic | Lee Myxter | 20% | 2,626 | |
| Total Votes | 13,152 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Kasper won election by finishing 2nd out of 4 candidates for District 46 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[8]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 46 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Kathy Hawken (R)
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4,251 | |||
| James Kasper (R)
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3,998 | |||
| Dennis Edwards (D-NPL) | 3,004 | |||
| Pearce Tefft (D-NPL) | 2,371 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 29.
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 26.
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2018
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In 2018, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.
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2016
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In 2016, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2015
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In 2015, the 64th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.
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2014
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In 2014, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the 63rd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 4.
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2012
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In 2012, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
2011
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In 2011, the 62nd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in regular session from January 4 through April 28. A special session was called by Governor Jack Dalrymple from November 7 through 12 to cover legislative redistricting and disaster relief.[9]
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NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review
The North Dakota Policy Council, a North Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published the North Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the Council.[10] Kasper received a score of 83.13% on policy legislation and voted against 5.78% of state spending. Kasper was ranked 11th on policy and 33rd on spending, out of 94 House members evaluated for the study.[11]
Personal
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Kasper and his wife, Sandy, have two children. They currently reside in Fargo, North Dakota.[1]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Officeholder North Dakota House of Representatives District 46 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Project Smart Vote, "Biography of Rep. Kasper," accessed May 23, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2008 General Election Results," accessed May 22, 2014
- ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, "N.D. House leader: Special session starts Nov. 7," accessed September 15, 2011
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
- ↑ North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014
