Post on 21-Dec-2015
The Legislative Council
Jim Smith – Director
Jay E. Buringrud – Assistant Director
John Walstad – Code Revisor
Allen H. Knudson – Legislative Budget
Roxanne Woeste – Legislative Budget
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
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