Sen. Todd Beard - ND District 23

Sen. Todd Beard voted in support of pro education/public service policies 29% of the time.

  • He voted to protect tenure and due process rights at Bismarck State College and Dickinson State University. NDU supported this position.

  • He voted to protect the NDPERS defined-benefit pension plan. NDU supported this position.

  • Sponsored parental rights bill, HB 1403. NDU opposed this bill.

  • Sponsored parental rights, HB 1526, that would have also curbed social emotional learning. NDU opposed this bill.

  • Sponsored private school voucher bill, HB 1532. NDU opposed this bill.

  • Sponsored book ban with penalty bill, SB 2360. NDU opposed this bill.

  • Sponsored private school voucher tax credit bill, SB 2369. NDU opposed this bill.

  • He voted against expanding funding and access to childcare for families in North Dakota. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted in support of book bans and penalties for librarians. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted in support of harmful parent rights legislation. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted against expanding free school lunch to students in North Dakota schools. NDU opposed this position.

  • He voted against lowering the years requirement for teachers to obtain a lifetime teaching license. NDU opposed this position.

Voting Record By Bill

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 - YES

  • HB 1491: Expand Free School Lunch - NO

  • HB 1494: End School Lunch Shaming - YES

  • HB 1526: Parental Rights/Curbing of SEL - N/A

  • HB 1532: School Vouchers - YES

  • 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 - NO

  • SB 2360: Book Ban w/ Penalty - YES

  • SB 2369: Voucher Tax Credit - YES

  • HB 1040: End NDPERS Pensions - NO

  • SB 2239: Save NDPERS Pensions - YES

  • HB 1446: Higher Ed Tenure - NO

  • SB 2247: Specified Concepts - YES

  • HB 1540: Delayed Childcare - NO

  • SB 2301: Original Childcare - NO

How Sen. Beard Voted: