Rep. Mike Lefor - ND District 37

Rep. Mike Lefor voted in support of pro education/public service policies 48% of the time.

  • Sponsored delayed childcare bill, HB 1540. NDU supported this bill.

  • He voted to lower the years requirement for teachers to obtain a lifetime teaching license. NDU supported this position.

  • He voted to expand free school lunch to students in North Dakota schools. NDU supported this position.

  • Sponsored book ban bill, HB 1205. NDU opposed this bill.

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

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

  • Sponsored anti-tenure bill, HB 1446. NDU opposed this bill.

  • Primary advocate for anti-pension bill HB 1040 that closed the defined-benefit pension plan. NDU opposed this bill.

    • Refused to believe the actuarial costs, calculated by PERS, of eliminating the defined-benefit plan and instead took the word of a third party foundation.

    • Lefor stated: “Let’s look at solid statistics given to us by experts in the field. Not by someone who has a vested interest like PERS. I don’t read PERS fiscal notes anymore.”

Voting Record By Bill

ND United’s Stance:

  • HB 1205: Public Library Book Ban - YES

  • 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 - YES

  • 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 - NO

  • SB 2360: Book Ban w/ Penalty - YES

  • SB 2369: Voucher Tax Credit - N/A

  • 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 - YES

  • SB 2301: Original Childcare - NO

How Rep. Lefor Voted: