Senate• Senator Randel Christmann

• www.nd.gov

• Senator Tom Seymour

www.seymour.senate.us

Election Results

2008

North Dakota Elections

The Measures on the Ballot

Oil

Income Tax

Tobacco

WSI

The Legislative Council

Jim Smith – Director

Jay E. Buringrud – Assistant Director

John Walstad – Code Revisor

Allen H. Knudson – Legislative Budget

Roxanne Woeste – Legislative Budget

Office of Management and Budget

Budget Projections –Pam Sharp, DirectorTammy Dolan

The Governor’s BudgetJohn Hoeven

Interim Committee Legislation

Information TechnologyBudget and FinanceBudget SectionAgriculture

The ND Legislature

– Senate

– House of Representatives

The LeadershipGovernor John Hoeven

Lt. Governor

Senate Majority Leader

Senate Minority Leader

President Pro Tempore

House Majority Leader

House Minority Leader

House Speaker

Senate Assistant Leader

Senate Assistant Minority

House Assistant Leader

House Assistant Minority

Senate and House Staff

Governor’s Staff

Agriculture, Appropriations, Education

Finance and Taxation, Government and Veterans Aff

Human Services, IBL, Judiciary, Natural Resources

Political Subdivisions, Transportation

Constitutional Revision -- Maybe

2009 Standing Committees

New Legislation

Hands Free for all Cell Phones

Market to out-of-state students

Opportunity Grant for Higher Ed Students

Operation Intern - $ 1,200,000

Renaissance Zone Tax Incentives

The Higher Education Bill

Needs Based Financial Aid - $ 14 million

Deferred Maintenance facilities $ 50 million

Bismarck Higher Ed Center - $ 4.5 million

Minot Family Center – UND - $ 4 million

Master’s in Public Health - $ 1.1 million

Parties

• The State Democratic Party

• The State Republican Party

• Your Local District Organization

• Your Congressional Delegation

• The Legislators that You Know

• The Lobbyists you Know

• Legislative Staff You Know

• The Leaders that You Know

The InternetView the Legislative Web site – nd.gov

Read the Interim Committee Minutes Online

Share Ideas Among Board Members & Dave

Write emails to your legislators and leaders

Use Google to find ideas

Tools

Make a late campaign contribution

Take your local legislator to lunch

Invite the legislator to tour your business Come to Bismarck and visit your legislator

Take the legislator’s spouse to dinner

Email you legislator about a positive

Lobbying the Legislators

Your and Director Contacts

• Friends and Relatives

• Memberships and Boards

• Helped during the campaign

North Dakota Association of

Telecommunications

Cooperatives -- Mandan

David Crothers

( December 1-3, 2008)

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Yes, We can help you !!!

Legislative Organizational Session