2025 Sen. Brad Bekkedahl - ND District 1

Sen. Brad Bekkedahl voted in support of pro education/public service policies 72% of the time.

  • Voted to lower the number of years required for teachers to obtain a lifetime teaching license. NDU supported this position.

  • Voted against private school vouchers. NDU supported this position. 

  • Voted against book bans and criminal penalties for librarians. NDU supported this position. 

  • Voted for the legislative management study on the needs of special education teachers. NDU supported this position. 

  • Voted against tenure and due process rights. NDU opposed this position. 

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

How Sen. Bekkedahl Voted

Supported ND United Position

  • HB 1220 - Accelerated Degrees: No

  • HB 1238 - Lifetime Teaching Licensure: Yes

  • HB 1530 - Special Education Study: Yes

  • HB 1540 - Private School Vouchers: No

  • SB 2003 - Higher Education Funding: Yes

  • SB 2307 - Library Censorship: No

  • SB 2400 - Private School Vouchers: No

Opposed ND United Position

  • HB 1437 - Tenure: Yes

  • SB 2160 - Public Employee Health Insurance: Yes

  • SB 2241 - Charter Schools: Yes

  • SB 2244 - Parental Rights in Education: Yes

Absent