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Robert Erbele

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North Dakota State Senate District 28

Tenure

2000 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

24

Compensation

Elections and appointments

Personal

Contact

Robert Erbele (Republican Party) is a member of the North Dakota State Senate, representing District 28. He assumed office on December 1, 2000. His current term ends on December 1, 2028.

Erbele (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the North Dakota State Senate to represent District 28. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Eberle attended North Dakota State University. His professional experience includes working as a rancher.[1]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Erbele was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Erbele was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Erbele was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2017
Appropriations

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Erbele served on the following committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2015
Appropriations

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Erbele served on the following committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2013
Appropriations

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Erbele served on this committee:

North Dakota committee assignments, 2011
Appropriations

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Erbele served on these committees:

North Dakota committee assignments, 20009
Human Services
Natural Resources

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 Erbele in this election.

2022

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

Republican primary election

2020

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

Republican primary election

2016

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 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.

Incumbent Robert Erbele defeated Dustin David Peyer in the North Dakota State Senate District 28 general election.[2][3]

North Dakota State Senate, District 28 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Erbele Incumbent 83.31% 6,241
     Democratic Dustin David Peyer 16.69% 1,250
Total Votes 7,491
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State


Dustin David Peyer ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 28 Democratic primary.[4][5]

North Dakota State Senate, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Dustin David Peyer  (unopposed)


Incumbent Robert Erbele ran unopposed in the North Dakota State Senate District 28 Republican primary.[4][5]

North Dakota State Senate, District 28 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Robert Erbele Incumbent (unopposed)

2012

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Erbele ran in the 2012 election for North Dakota Senate District 28. Erbele ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 12. He defeated Greg Brokaw (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

North Dakota State Senate, District 28, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRobert Erbele Incumbent 65.9% 4,851
     Democratic Greg Brokaw 33.9% 2,493
     Other Write-in 0.3% 20
Total Votes 7,364

2008

See also: North Dakota State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Erbele was re-elected to the 28th District Seat in the North Dakota State Senate, besting Alan Bergman (D).[8] Erbele raised $5,200 for his campaign, while Bergman raised $27,950.[9]

North Dakota Senate, District 28 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Robert Erbele (R) 3,726
Alan Bergman (D) 2,714

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

Robert Erbele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Robert Erbele did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

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Scorecards

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2024

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In 2024, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session.

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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In 2022, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session.

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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In 2020, the North Dakota State Legislature was not in session.

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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In 2018, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session.

2017

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In 2017, the 65th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 3 through April 27.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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2016

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In 2016, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session.

2015

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In 2015, the 64th North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 6 through April 29.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
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  • North Dakota Women’s Network: Senate and House 2015 Scorecards
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2014

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In 2014, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session.

2013

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In 2013, the 63rd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in session from January 8 to May 4.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
  • North Dakota Women’s Network: Senate and House 2013 Scorecards
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2012

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In 2012, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly did not hold a regular session.

2011

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In 2011, the 62nd North Dakota Legislative Assembly was in regular session from January 4 through April 28. A special session was called by Governor Jack Dalrymple from November 7 through 12 to cover legislative redistricting and disaster relief.[10]

Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills relating to women's issues.

NDPC: North Dakota Legislative Review

See also: North Dakota Policy Council Legislative Review (2011)

The North Dakota Policy Council, a North Dakota-based nonprofit research organization which describes itself as "liberty-based", published the North Dakota Legislative Review, a comprehensive report on how state legislators voted during the 2011 legislative session. The scorecard seeks to show how North Dakota legislators voted on the principles the Council seeks to promote. The Council recorded and scored votes on both spending bills and policy bills, and awarded points accordingly. Policy issues voted upon included income tax cuts, pension reform, and government transparency. On spending legislation, the Council accorded a percentage score based on how much spending the legislator voted against. On policy legislation, scores range from the highest score (100%) to the lowest (0%). A higher score indicates that the legislator voted more in favor of the values supported by the Council.[11] Erbele received a score of 81.82% on policy legislation and voted against 2.45% of state spending. On policy, Erbele was ranked 18th and on spending was ranked 29th, out of 46 Senate members evaluated for the study.[12]

Personal

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Eberle and his wife, Susan, have four children. They currently reside in Lehr, North Dakota.[1]

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  • Footnotes

    1. 1.0 1.1 North Dakota Legislature, "Sen. Robert Erbele," accessed June 22, 2015
    2. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
    3. North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 8, 2016," accessed November 28, 2016
    4. 4.0 4.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Contest/Candidate List," accessed April 13, 2016
    5. 5.0 5.1 North Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Results Primary Election - June 14, 2016," accessed August 2, 2016
    6. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
    7. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election results," accessed May 13, 2014
    8. North Dakota Secretary of State, "2008 Primary election results," accessed May 13, 2014
    9. Follow the Money, "North Dakota Senate spending, 2008," accessed May 13, 2014
    10. The Bismarck Tribune, "N.D. House leader: Special session starts Nov. 7," accessed September 15, 2011
    11. North Dakota Policy Council, "The North Dakota Legislative Review - 2011," accessed January 20, 2014
    12. North Dakota Policy Council, "2011 North Dakota Legislative Review Rankings," accessed January 26, 2014

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