Sen. Merrill Piepkorn - ND District 44

Sen. Merrill Piepkorn voted in support of pro education/public service policies 100% of the time.

  • He voted against private school vouchers. NDU supported this position.

  • 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 free school lunch to students in North Dakota schools. 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 lower the years requirement for teachers to obtain a lifetime teaching license. 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.

  • Sen. Piepkorn will not be seeking reelection to the legislature in 2024. He is the Dem-NPL endorsed candidate for Governor.

Voting Record By Bill

ND United’s Stance:

  • HB 1205: Public Library Book Ban - NO

  • HB 1329: Teacher Licensure - YES

  • 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 - 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 - NO

  • 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

How Sen. Piepkorn Voted: