Sen. Jay Elkin - ND District 36
Sen. Jay Elkin voted in support of pro education/public service policies 40.9% of the time.
He voted to expand free school lunch to students in North Dakota schools. NDU supported this position.
He voted against private school vouchers. NDU supported this position.
Carried and supported the amended anti-tenure bill HB 1446, saying it’s time University Presidents have some say in who is employed and whether they are performing appropriately. NDU opposed this position.
Led the charge against teacher licensure bill HB 1329 in the Senate, claiming the only way to find out if a teacher committed a crime is if they reapply for their teaching license. NDU opposed this position.
He voted in support of book bans and penalties for librarians. NDU opposed this position.
He voted to end the NDPERS pension for public workers. NDU opposed this position.
He voted against expanding funding and access to childcare for families in North Dakota. NDU opposed this position.
Voting Record By Bill
SB 2284: K-12 Funding - YES
ND United’s Stance:
HB 1205: Public Library Book Ban - YES
HB 1329: Teacher Licensure - NO
HB 1403: Parental Rights - N/A
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 - N/A
HB 1532: School Vouchers - NO
SB 2032: Para-to-Teacher Program - YES
SB 2260: Parental Rights w/ Lawsuit - YES
SB 2284: K-12 Funding - YES
SB 2354: K-3 Foreign Language Stipend - ABSENT
SB 2360: Book Ban w/ Penalty - YES
SB 2369: Voucher Tax Credit - NO
HB 1040: End NDPERS Pensions - YES
SB 2239: Save NDPERS Pensions - NO
HB 1446: Higher Ed Tenure - YES
SB 2247: Specified Concepts - YES
HB 1540: Delayed Childcare - NO
SB 2301: Original Childcare - NO