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 (2 records), Public Education Quality (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record),
Opposes
Immigration (1 record), Gun Control (1 record)
Mixed record
Environment and Public Health (1 support · 1 oppose)
Campaign finance information not available
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 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 · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 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 · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
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 · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 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 Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 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 · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
Track record — General
General · 11 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 · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 7, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
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 · researched September 8, 2026
Race Scott Louser is in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 5; North Dakota · incumbent
Profile last researched September 3, 2026.