Greg Kessel
Republican · ND · ND State Senator
Greg Kessel serves in the North Dakota Senate and is a farmer.
Where Greg Kessel stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (1 record), Immigration (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record),
Opposes
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 oppose
Helped introduce and voted for a law that erased North Dakota's state goals for renewable and recycled energy and the reporting and energy-certificate rules behind them (Senate Bill 2359). The Senate passed it 46-0 and the governor signed it in April 2025.
February 11, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: ndlegis.gov
Also on this bill
- January 27, 2025 · Co-sponsored a North Dakota law that repealed the state's renewable and recycled energy objectives, along with the related public reporting, energy-certificate purchase, and verification requirements, and changed which projects qualify for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits. The governor signed it on April 3, 2025 (Senate Bill 2359). (General)
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 2069, which makes newspapers post legal notices on the statewide legal notices website at no extra charge. The North Dakota Senate passed it 32-15, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1600, which sets up an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota school of law. The North Dakota Senate passed it 34-13, and it became law.
April 10, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1217, which repeals the law making it a crime to willfully transfer a body fluid containing HIV. The North Dakota Senate passed it 34-13, and it became law.
March 13, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1500, which protects the right to rebuild a home that no longer fits current zoning. The North Dakota Senate passed it 31-16, and it became law.
March 26, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 2352, which lets a child of 18 months or younger live with their mother at the Heart River correctional center. The North Dakota Senate passed it 28-18, and it became law.
February 20, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1497, which lets school districts take some younger children into four-year-old programs. The North Dakota Senate passed it 28-19, and it became law.
March 14, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 1318, which limits when a pesticide maker can be sued for failing to warn about health risks. The North Dakota Senate passed it 29-18, and it became law.
April 14, 2025Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Voted against House Bill 1216, which makes health plans count drug maker coupons toward a person's deductible and out-of-pocket maximum. The North Dakota Senate passed it 29-18, and it became law.
April 21, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
On 2025-04-17, North Dakota Legislative Branch records show Senator Greg Kessel among the 37 senators voting yea on final Senate passage of HB 1012, a biennial state appropriation measure covering human services, health, legislative council, and other state functions.
April 17, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Voted against House Bill 1225, which adds a new felony level for reckless endangerment with a firearm. The North Dakota Senate passed it 26-20, and it became law.
April 9, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Led a North Dakota liquor bill through the Senate committee, which backed it 5-0. The law set a manufacturing distillery at 40,000 gallons of spirits a year or less, and defined the offsite shops those distillers may run (House Bill 1466).
March 26, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Voted against House Bill 1178, which requires school districts to let students old enough to vote leave campus to do so. The North Dakota Senate passed it 24-23, and it became law.
March 7, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 2355, a bill to put intelligent design into the state's science standards. The North Dakota Senate rejected it 22-25, so it did not become law.
February 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 2350, a bill to close public employee discipline records to the public for a time. The North Dakota Senate rejected it 22-25, so it did not become law.
February 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 2258, which makes an agency cite the law behind an enforcement action within ten days when asked. The North Dakota Senate passed it 30-17, and it became law.
February 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Co-sponsored a North Dakota law that repealed the state's renewable and recycled energy objectives, along with the related public reporting, energy-certificate purchase, and verification requirements, and changed which projects qualify for renewable electricity and recycled energy credits. The governor signed it on April 3, 2025 (Senate Bill 2359).
January 27, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Also on this bill
- February 11, 2025 · Helped introduce and voted for a law that erased North Dakota's state goals for renewable and recycled energy and the reporting and energy-certificate rules behind them (Senate Bill 2359). The Senate passed it 46-0 and the governor signed it in April 2025. (Opposes Environment and Public Health)
Past race Greg Kessel ran in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 39; North Dakota · incumbent