Rep. Zachary Ista - ND District 43
Rep. Zachary Ista voted in support of pro education/public service policies 100% of the time.
Sponsored pro-teacher bill, HB 1329. NDU supported this bill.
Sponsored school meals bill, HB 1491. NDU supported this bill.
Sponsored anti-meals shaming bill, HB 1494. NDU supported this bill.
He voted against private school vouchers. NDU supported this position.
Wrote an article and spoke on the House floor recognizing that some North Dakota lawmakers value subsidizing private schools and feeding themselves more than they value feeding schoolchildren.
He voted against harmful parent rights legislation. NDU supported this position.
He voted against book bans and penalties for librarians. NDU supported this position.
He voted to protect the NDPERS defined-benefit pension plan. NDU supported this position.
He voted to expand funding and access to childcare for families in North Dakota. NDU supported this position.
He voted to protect tenure and due process rights at Bismarck State College and Dickinson State University. NDU supported this position.
Voting Record By Bill
SB 2284: K-12 Funding - YES
ND United’s Stance:
HB 1205: Public Library Book Ban - NO
HB 1329: Teacher Licensure - YES
HB 1403: Parental Rights - NO
HB 1488: Extracurricular Permission - NO
HB 1491: Expand Free School Lunch - YES
HB 1494: End School Lunch Shaming - YES
HB 1526: Parental Rights/Curbing of SEL - NO
HB 1532: School Vouchers - NO
SB 2032: Para-to-Teacher Program - YES
SB 2260: Parental Rights w/ Lawsuit - NO
SB 2284: K-12 Funding - YES
SB 2354: K-3 Foreign Language Stipend - YES
SB 2360: Book Ban w/ Penalty - NO
SB 2369: Voucher Tax Credit - N/A
HB 1040: End NDPERS Pensions - NO
SB 2239: Save NDPERS Pensions - YES
HB 1446: Higher Ed Tenure - NO
SB 2247: Specified Concepts - NO
HB 1540: Delayed Childcare - YES
SB 2301: Original Childcare - YES