Larry Robinson

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Larry Robinson
Image of Larry Robinson
Prior offices
North Dakota State Senate District 24
Successor: Mike Wobbema

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Valley City State University

Graduate

North Dakota State University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Executive director of university advancement

Larry Robinson (Democratic Party) was a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 24. He assumed office in 1989. He left office on November 30, 2020.

Robinson (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 24. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Biography

Robinson earned his B.S. from Valley City State University and his M.S. from North Dakota State University. His professional experience includes working as the executive director of university advancement for Valley City State University.[1]

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Robinson was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Robinson served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Robinson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Robinson served on this committee:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Robinson served on this committee:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2020

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for North Dakota State Senate District 24

Mike Wobbema defeated incumbent Larry Robinson in the general election for North Dakota State Senate District 24 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Wobbema
Mike Wobbema (R)
 
50.9
 
3,572
Image of Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson (D)
 
49.0
 
3,435
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
10

Total votes: 7,017
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 24

Incumbent Larry Robinson advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota State Senate District 24 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Larry Robinson
Larry Robinson
 
99.4
 
1,233
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
7

Total votes: 1,240
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 24

Mike Wobbema advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota State Senate District 24 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mike Wobbema
Mike Wobbema
 
99.4
 
1,800
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.6
 
11

Total votes: 1,811
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2016

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the North Dakota State Senate 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 Larry Robinson defeated Eldred Knutson in the North Dakota State Senate District 24 general election.[2][3]

North Dakota State Senate, District 24 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Larry Robinson Incumbent 51.19% 3,431
     Republican Eldred Knutson 48.81% 3,271
Total Votes 6,702
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State


Incumbent Larry Robinson ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 24 Democratic primary.[4][5]

North Dakota State Senate, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Larry Robinson Incumbent (unopposed)


Eldred Knutson ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 24 Republican primary.[4][5]

North Dakota State Senate, District 24 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Eldred Knutson  (unopposed)

2012

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Robinson ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 24. Robinson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 12. He defeated Keith E. Hovland (R) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

North Dakota State Senate, District 24, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Robinson Incumbent 55.8% 3,836
     Republican Keith E. Hovland 44% 3,024
     Other Write-in 0.2% 13
Total Votes 6,873

2008

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Robinson was re-elected to the 24th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Dwight Grotberg (R).[8] Robinson raised $6,000 for his campaign, while Grotberg raised $8,322.[9]

North Dakota Senate, District 24 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Larry Robinson (D) 3,958
Dwight Grotberg (R) 2,636

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary


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Larry Robinson campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020North Dakota State Senate District 24Lost general$49,244 N/A**
2016North Dakota State Senate, District 24Won $10,413 N/A**
2012North Dakota State Senate, District 24Won $10,551 N/A**
2008North Dakota State Senate, District 24Won $6,000 N/A**
2004North Dakota State Senate, District 24Won $3,225 N/A**
2000North Dakota State Senate, District 24Won $2,000 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2020

In 2020, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session.


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review

See also: North Dakota Policy Council Legislative Review (2011)

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.[11] Robinson received a score of 33.33% on policy legislation and voted against 2.02% of state spending. On policy, Robinson was ranked 41st and on spending was ranked 41st, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[12]

Personal

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Robinson and his wife, Mary Lee, have two children. They reside in Valley City, North Dakota.[1]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
'
North Dakota State Senate District 24
1989-2020
Succeeded by
Mike Wobbema (R)


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