Anastassiya (Stass) Andrianova
Democratic-NPL · ND
English professor at North Dakota State University and a past NDSU Faculty Senate president who immigrated from Ukraine and has lived in south Fargo since 2017. Campaigns on public education funding and workers' rights.
Where Anastassiya (Stass) Andrianova stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (3 records), Civil Rights (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Submitted testimony against Senate Bill 2355, a bill to add intelligent design to science standards for K-12 students.
February 10, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 3 support
Submitted testimony against House Bill 1373, which defined a human being and person for murder and assault laws. She said it could limit reproductive care and IVF.
February 3, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Submitted testimony for House Bill 1477, a bill to protect the right to fertility treatment. She shared her own experience with infertility.
January 27, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Submitted testimony for House Bill 1478, a bill to protect access to birth control. She said care decisions belong to patients and doctors.
January 27, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 4 support
Submitted testimony against House Concurrent Resolution 3013, which urged the U.S. Supreme Court to limit marriage to one man and one woman.
March 11, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Submitted testimony for Sen. Ryan Braunberger's bill to update North Dakota's marriage law to match the federal Respect for Marriage Act.
January 27, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Submitted testimony against House Bill 1531, which barred state college waivers and aid based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender identity, or sexual preference. She said the aid helps recruit Indigenous and first-generation students.
February 8, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Submitted written testimony against Senate Bill 2247, which limited college trainings that mention 'divisive concepts' such as race or sex. She said it may conflict with federal equal opportunity training rules.
January 23, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Wrote a public letter urging Governor Kelly Armstrong to veto House Bill 1437, the college tenure bill. She argued it gave faculty no right of appeal and added to the state's brain drain.
April 1, 2025
Source: inforum.com
Also on this bill
- January 31, 2025 · Submitted testimony against House Bill 1437, a bill to end tenure at two-year colleges for new hires. (General)
Submitted testimony against House Bill 1437, a bill to end tenure at two-year colleges for new hires.
January 31, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Also on this bill
- April 1, 2025 · Wrote a public letter urging Governor Kelly Armstrong to veto House Bill 1437, the college tenure bill. She argued it gave faculty no right of appeal and added to the state's brain drain. (General)
Submitted testimony against House Bill 1273, a bill to bar local policies that limit free speech. She argued some limits on speech are needed for civil society.
January 27, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Submitted testimony against House Bill 1297, a bill to ban approval voting and ranked-choice voting. She said Fargo voters chose approval voting in a special election.
January 27, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Submitted testimony against House Bill 1145, which called for Ten Commandments displays in public schools and state colleges.
January 13, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Resigned as NDSU Faculty Senate past president and called for a no-confidence vote in President David Cook's administration. She cited the firing of a woman vice provost and the treatment of women leaders.
October 9, 2023
Source: inforum.com
As NDSU Faculty Senate president, testified against House Bill 1446, a pilot program for reviewing tenured professors at state colleges. She also submitted a Faculty Senate resolution opposing it.
March 9, 2023
Source: ndlegis.gov
As NDSU Faculty Senate president, wrote a public letter urging people to protest conservative speaker Candace Owens' appearance at NDSU.
October 13, 2022
Source: inforum.com
Wrote a public letter urging Fargo residents to boycott the launch of the conservative group American Experiment North Dakota. She argued that teaching about race and gender helps children think critically.
May 23, 2022
Source: inforum.com
Said at an NDSU Faculty Senate meeting that North Dakota's new ban on teaching critical race theory in K-12 schools could harm academic freedom if it spread to colleges.
December 10, 2021
Source: inforum.com
Past race Anastassiya (Stass) Andrianova ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 11; North Dakota