Scott Louser
Republican · ND · State Representative
Minot real estate broker and state representative serving since 2011, a former assistant majority leader who sits on House Appropriations and Education. Holds bachelor's and master's degrees from Minot State University.
Where Scott Louser stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (4 records), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (1 record), Public Education Quality (2 records),
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Gun Control (2 records)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 2159, which lifts the ban on nuclear waste research at the state energy research center. The North Dakota House passed it 57-32, and it became law.
April 9, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1058, which sets the state's first rules for aboveground fuel tanks. The North Dakota House passed it 66-24, and it became law.
April 7, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 1585, a bill to make police report people they believed were in the country illegally to federal agents. The North Dakota House rejected it 41-50, so it did not become law.
February 7, 2025Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 4 support
Voted for House Bill 1225, which adds a new felony level for reckless endangerment with a firearm. The North Dakota House passed it 72-21, and it became law.
April 21, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1206, filed as law on April 11, 2025. It changed the penalties for injuring or killing someone while driving under the influence.
April 11, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ndlegis.gov
Voted for House Bill 1341, which makes assaulting a hospital worker a felony. The North Dakota House passed it 68-21, and it became law.
April 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1252, filed as law on April 9, 2019, which added to the legal rights of crime victims.
April 9, 2019Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: ndlegis.gov
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 House passed it 50-43, and it became law.
February 19, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 2213, which requires new elementary and secondary teachers to show competence in direct math instruction. The North Dakota House passed it 63-30, and it became law.
April 24, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1187, filed as law on March 16, 2023, which let school districts pay signing bonuses.
March 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted for House Bill 1411, a bill to ban red flag gun orders across North Dakota. The North Dakota House rejected it 39-53, so it did not become law.
February 25, 2025Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1396, filed as law on April 22, 2021, which gives firearm and ammunition makers immunity from certain civil lawsuits.
April 22, 2021Opposes Gun Control
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 4 support
Was prime sponsor of HB 1165, an election law update covering absentee ballots and election administration, filed as law on April 28, 2025.
April 28, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: ndlegis.gov
Voted for House Bill 1583, a bill to widen the crime of running a false political ad to reckless disregard for the truth. The North Dakota House passed it 55-34, but the Senate rejected it 11-36 and it did not become law.
February 18, 2025Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1431, a law on proof of citizenship, filed as law on April 10, 2023.
April 10, 2023Supports Election Integrity
Source: ndlegis.gov
Was prime sponsor of HB 1192, filed as law on March 28, 2023. It updated rules on electronic voting systems and devices, absentee voting and canvassing boards.
March 28, 2023Supports Election Integrity
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 1455, a bill to make the state consult tribes about bills that affect them. The North Dakota House passed it 63-28, but the Senate rejected it 7-40 and it did not become law.
February 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1191, filed as law on April 8, 2015, setting rules for service and assistance animals in rental housing.
April 8, 2015Supports Civil Rights
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 3 support
Voted against Senate Bill 2339, which bars courts from holding an electric utility strictly liable for wildfire damage. The North Dakota House passed it 62-28, and it became law.
April 18, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1318, which limits when a pesticide maker can be sued for failing to warn about health risks. The North Dakota House passed it 51-40, and it became law.
April 16, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1188, filed as law on March 23, 2023, which banned unfair real estate service agreements.
March 23, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: ndlegis.gov
Track record — General
General · 16 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 House passed it 56-37, and it became law.
April 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1600, which sets up an immigration law clinic at the University of North Dakota school of law. The North Dakota House passed it 64-29, and it became law.
April 21, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 2307, a bill to make libraries and schools keep sexual material away from minors. The North Dakota House passed it 49-45, but the Governor vetoed it and the override failed, so it did not become law.
April 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1200, filed as law on March 27, 2025. It lets schools waive or swap one required high school credit in emergencies.
March 27, 2025
Source: ndlegis.gov
Voted against 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 House passed it 48-42, and it became law.
March 26, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1283, a bill to stop the state employee health plan charging for follow-up breast scans. The North Dakota House passed it 66-26, but the Senate rejected it 22-24 and it did not become law.
February 25, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1475, a bill to make school breakfast and lunch free for every student. The North Dakota House rejected it 39-54, so it did not become law.
February 24, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1114, which caps what a person pays out of pocket for a 30-day insulin supply at $25. The North Dakota House passed it 59-27, and it became law.
February 20, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1456, a bill to let public schools bring in chaplains. The North Dakota House rejected it 35-46, so it did not become law.
February 14, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1478, a bill to write a right to birth control into state law. The North Dakota House rejected it 27-66, so it did not become law.
February 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1145, a bill to require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and colleges. The North Dakota House rejected it 38-53, so it did not become law.
February 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1477, a bill to write a right to fertility treatment into state law. The North Dakota House rejected it 34-59, so it did not become law.
February 12, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
Was prime sponsor of HB 1187, filed as law on April 13, 2021. It created a Bank of North Dakota rebuilders loan program and permanent loan fund.
April 13, 2021
Source: ndlegis.gov
Was prime sponsor of HCR 3047, filed on April 7, 2021, urging Congress not to pass H.R. 1, the federal elections bill of the 117th Congress.
April 7, 2021
Source: ndlegis.gov
Was prime sponsor of HB 1184, filed as law on March 18, 2021, which set prohibitions and penalties for people under 21.
March 18, 2021
Source: ndlegis.gov
Was prime sponsor of HCR 3006, filed on April 26, 2013. It put a state constitutional amendment on the ballot to ban mortgage taxes and sales or transfer taxes on real estate.
April 26, 2013
Source: ndlegis.gov
Past race Scott Louser ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 5; North Dakota · incumbent