North Dakota State Senator District 25 Choose 1
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Biographical Information
Website
http://www.votebob26.com
Campaign Email
votebob26@gmail.com
Campaign YouTube
http://www.votebob26.com
Campaign Phone Number
701-640-4018
What are your top priorities?
Opportunity for the Next Generation
Help young people build their future right here at home.
Strong Communities
Support the local institutions and volunteers that keep our towns strong.
Agriculture & Rural Prosperity
Stand with farmers and strengthen rural economies.
Infrastructure & Essential Services
Improve roads, strengthen infrastructure, and expand reliable internet access.
Business Growth
Support local employers and expand opportunity.
How would you ensure that North Dakotans’ healthcare costs are affordable?
Affordable healthcare is essential for all North Dakotans, including veterans. Any changes to the ACA should protect low - and middle-income families and veterans as to keep healthcare affordable! As with healthcare, drug costs must be managed to ensure ALL residents can afford to stay healthy. Preventive care and early treatment can also help lower overall costs.
How would you address the housing needs of the state?
Housing is central to economic growth and workforce stability. We need to expand affordable housing options and support practical measures such as property tax relief and long-term assistance for first-time homebuyers.
What is your position on allowing public funds to be directed to non-public education?
Public schools should be fully funded first. If public funds are considered for non-public education, that should happen only after meeting the needs of the majority of students and maintaining strong academic standards.
What are your views on the current voting methods and access to voting in North Dakota?
Voting access should be protected, including reasonable absentee voting options for people who cannot easily reach the polls because of work, health, or other obligations.
What is the role of the federal government regarding states’ rights, and are there currently any areas where you believe there is an imbalance?
Federal law should provide a consistent national framework, while states should have flexibility to address local needs in ways that reflect their communities and remain consistent with that framework.
Biographical Information
Endorsements
District 25 Republican Party
Campaign Email
luick.larry@gmail.com
Campaign Phone Number
701-640-2389
What are your top priorities?
(Not in any specific order) Improving infrastructure, reforming property taxes, improving our educational system pre-k through graduate levels, improving our agricultural directives across the state, finish the water law improvements I have been working on, work on other water and natural gas projects that are needed across the state, get a fertilizer processing plant here in the state, assist however I can eliminate illegal drugs and sex trafficking, all other betterment needs for families.
How would you ensure that North Dakotans’ healthcare costs are affordable?
Specifically, I don't know that at this time. I would rely on healthcare individuals that I trust to share the best options and course of actions. This is not my field of expertise but am always doing research on topics myself.
How would you address the housing needs of the state?
I think that we are in dire need of better housing across the state. That is something that certainly needs to be addressed.
What is your position on allowing public funds to be directed to non-public education?
The reason that I shared interest in a goal earlier of better education was that I feel we are not meeting the mark of educating our youth. The entire US is slipping dramatically. My wife taught high school math, science, and computers for 40 years and we both watched the federal government put rules and requirements on our public teaching system. (I need more room) Short answer, for now, if wanted, non-public schooling should be compensated. Tax paying parents should have that privilege too.
What are your views on the current voting methods and access to voting in North Dakota?
I have looked into and questioned the validity of the machines we have and have always been assured that they are safe. I was also told that there are 9 different pieces/parts of each machine that can be hacked. I would say that my interests would tend to lean toward as much accuracy and security as possible.
What is the role of the federal government regarding states’ rights, and are there currently any areas where you believe there is an imbalance?
I think that the intrusion of the education system is one place where there could be some refining. Over the years, no matter what administration, federal government, I think, has bloated out of control and with that morphing comes a need to keep those added employees doing something. This then trickles into states boundaries with overdue and burdensome regulations. Unless it is a uniform law for a vast number of states, I think the states should be able to control as much as possible themselve