David Clemens
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David Clemens
North Dakota State Senate District 16
Tenure
2016 - Present
Term ends
2028
Years in position
8
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Compensation
Elections and appointments
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David Clemens (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 16. He assumed office on December 1, 2016. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.
Clemens (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 16. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Clemens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
David Clemens served in the U.S. Army from 1969 to 1971. He earned a high school diploma from Oak Grove Lutheran School and bachelor's degree from North Dakota State University in 1996. His career experience includes working as a business owner and quality engineer. Clemens has been affiliated with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Clemens was assigned to the following committees:
- House Human Services Committee
- Senate State and Local Government Committee, Chair
- Senate Transportation Committee, Chair
2021-2022
Clemens was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Clemens was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
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| • Human Services |
| • Transportation |
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2024
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Clemens in this election.
2020
See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
Democratic primary election
Republican primary election
2016
Elections for the North Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 11, 2016.
David Clemens defeated incumbent Tyler Axness in the North Dakota State Senate District 16 general election.[2][3]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 16 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  David Clemens |
54.09% | 4,466 | |
| Democratic | Tyler Axness Incumbent | 45.91% | 3,790 | |
| Total Votes | 8,256 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State |
Incumbent Tyler Axness ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 16 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 16 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tyler Axness Incumbent (unopposed) |
David Clemens ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 16 Republican primary.[4][5]
| North Dakota State Senate, District 16 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | David Clemens (unopposed) |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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David Clemens completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Clemens' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Married to Jody and we have 4 children. Owner of Clemens Transport Company that works with highway construction. Graduated from NDSU with Industrial Engineering Degree. Past Chair of District 16 Republican Party. US Army Veteran and served in Vietnam. Politically conservative and support pro-life, military, local law enforcement, limited government, less taxes, less regulations, right to bear arms and the ND and US Constitutions.
Support an individual's right to own property, reduce property taxes, support parental rights concerning family and education, protect children from sexual abuse and provide for strong local law enforcement.
Be honest and transparent with the citizens of the state.
Respect and follow the US and ND Constitutions and maintain an attitude of serving those I represent.
Working on my father's farm and did this for 10 years. When I was 21, I was drafted into the US Army and served 2 years, one year in Vietnam. When I returned, I continued to farm for another 17 years. My early years taught me a strong work ethic and an appreciation for nature and the land. My later years of farming taught me the importance of economics and management of a business.
The Legislature is responsible for passing legislation, the Governor is to have final say on signing into law. The Governor should refrain from enacting policies that are not established through legislation.
Control spending and address property tax, especially residential.
May be beneficial but certainly not required.
It can help to have relationships, but your relationship should not compromise your convictions or principles concerning legislation.
Human Services and Transportation.
The people should be allowed information that shows State spending and the Legislature needs to treat the State's revenue as the peoples money.
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2020
David Clemens did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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2023
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In 2023, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 3 to April 29.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the North Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 5 to April 29.
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 26.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.
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2016
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In 2016, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session. |
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on August 23, 2024
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
Leadership
Majority Leader:David Hogue
Minority Leader:Kathy Hogan
Senators
Republican Party (42)
Democratic Party (5)
