2025 Sen. Greg Kessel - ND District 39

Sen. Greg Kessel voted in support of pro education/public service policies 61% of the time.

  • Voted to lower the number of years required for teachers to obtain a lifetime teaching license. 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 book bans and criminal penalties for librarians. NDU opposed this position.

  • Voted to defund public schools by siphoning taxpayer money to private schools at the expense of rural and public schools. NDU opposed this position. 

     

How Sen. Kessel Voted

Supported ND United Position

  • HB 1220 - Accelerated Degrees: No

  • HB 1234 - PERS Funding: Yes

  • HB 1238 - Lifetime Teaching Licensure: Yes

  • HB 1530 - Special Education Study: Yes

  • HB 1540 - Private School Vouchers: No

  • SB 2003 - Higher Education Funding: Yes

Opposed ND United Position

Absent

  • SB 2244 - Parental Rights in Education