Jeff Barta
Republican · ND · ND State Senator
Jeff Barta serves in the North Dakota Senate and is a program manager at the Center for Innovation. He holds a degree from the University of North Dakota and an MBA from Troy State.
Where Jeff Barta stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (1 record), Government Efficiency (2 records),
Opposes
Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Campaign Finance Information — State Senator
Campaign Finance Information · State Senator · November 3, 2026
Data last updated September 3, 2026
- Raised
- $10,475
Source: North Dakota Campaign Finance Reporting System · 2026 cycle · cfrs.sos.nd.gov
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Voted for 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, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026
Led a Senate bill to pay the state health and human services department to provide home-based primary, palliative, and hospice care. The Senate rejected it on second reading, 5 yes to 39 no (Senate Bill 2332).
February 16, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: ndlegis.gov · researched August 8, 2026
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Sponsored a law requiring people selling a home to tell buyers about known radon hazards. The governor signed it in April 2025 (Senate Bill 2204).
April 17, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: ndlegis.gov · researched August 8, 2026
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 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 · researched September 8, 2026
Lead sponsor of a North Dakota law that added the state to the dietitian licensure compact, an agreement among states about dietitian licenses (Senate Bill 2223). It passed and was filed with the Secretary of State on March 20, 2025.
March 20, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: ndlegis.gov · researched August 8, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for 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, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 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 Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
Track record — General
General · 5 records
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 · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
Sponsored a law letting people under 21 stay in a brewery taproom before 10 p.m., with a parent present and food available (Senate Bill 2363).
April 5, 2023
Source: ndlegis.gov · researched August 8, 2026
Race Jeff Barta is in:
- State Senator · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 43; North Dakota · incumbent
Profile last researched August 7, 2026.