North Dakota State Representative District 31 Choose 2
The North Dakota State House consists of 94 representatives, who meet in regular legislative sessions to make our state laws and set our state budget. Learn more at ndlegis.gov.
Biographical Information
Website
http://dawsonholle.com
Campaign Email
dawsonholle@gmail.com
What are your top priorities?
My top priorities are lowering costs, strengthening rural healthcare, and supporting agriculture. I’ll keep pushing for lasting property tax relief so families can get ahead. I’m working to keep healthcare local by supporting rural hospitals, EMS, and workforce needs. As a dairy farmer, I’ll fight for producers by expanding value-added agriculture and cutting red tape. I’m also committed to public safety, strong tribal partnerships, and defending our core freedoms.
How would you ensure that North Dakotans’ healthcare costs are affordable?
To keep healthcare affordable, we must strengthen rural care, grow our workforce, and reduce costs at the source. I support investing in local hospitals, clinics, and EMS so care stays close to home. Expanding telehealth and provider incentives helps address shortages. We also need price transparency and fewer regulations to increase competition. By focusing on prevention and efficiency, we can lower costs while improving access for North Dakotans.
How would you address the housing needs of the state?
Addressing housing starts with increasing supply and cutting barriers. I support reducing red tape and streamlining local permitting so homes can be built faster and more affordably. We should expand workforce housing programs and partner with local communities to meet their specific needs, especially in rural areas. Investing in infrastructure—like water, roads, and utilities—helps unlock new housing development. I also support incentives for builders and first-time homebuyers.
What is your position on allowing public funds to be directed to non-public education?
I support giving parents more options in their children’s education, but I believe any use of public funds outside the traditional public system must come with strong accountability. Public schools are the backbone of our communities—especially in rural areas—and they must remain fully funded and protected.
If policies like education savings accounts or similar programs are considered, they should be targeted, transparent, and designed to ensure taxpayer dollars are used responsibly and improve
What are your views on the current voting methods and access to voting in North Dakota?
North Dakota’s voting system is both accessible and secure, and I support maintaining that balance. Our no-registration system makes voting easier, while ID requirements help protect integrity. I support early voting and ensuring polling locations are accessible, especially in rural and tribal communities. My focus is simple: protect election security, expand reasonable access, and ensure every eligible North Dakotan can confidently participate in our elections.
What is the role of the federal government regarding states’ rights, and are there currently any areas where you believe there is an imbalance?
The federal government should handle national priorities like defense and constitutional rights while respecting states’ ability to govern locally. The Tenth Amendment is clear—powers not given to the federal government belong to the states. I believe there is imbalance today, especially in healthcare, energy, and environmental regulations where federal overreach limits local solutions. We need to restore balance by empowering states while maintaining strong national protections.
Biographical Information
What are your top priorities?
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How would you ensure that North Dakotans’ healthcare costs are affordable?
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How would you address the housing needs of the state?
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What is your position on allowing public funds to be directed to non-public education?
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What are your views on the current voting methods and access to voting in North Dakota?
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What is the role of the federal government regarding states’ rights, and are there currently any areas where you believe there is an imbalance?
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Biographical Information
Website
http://www.bismanleaders.com
Campaign Email
timothy.f.spilman@gmail.com
Facebook
http://facebook.com/TimSpilmanforND
Campaign Phone Number
7019950529
What are your top priorities?
My priorities are to be about “What matters most to you, your families and pocketbooks”. Rural ND is about these two items:
Priorities: 1. Family Affordability: 52% of families lack resources to cover basic living costs, childcare, healthcare, and housing prices are outpacing our earnings. My first goal is to work to improve these items. 2. Community: Helping our neighbor is community. My community goal is to get out and meet you, listen, serve, and then lead. I need your vote to do this.
How would you ensure that North Dakotans’ healthcare costs are affordable?
Healthcare is a human right, not a financial burden. I would ensure affordable healthcare by rural-focused strategies: strengthening rural health infrastructure through targeted funding, expanding the mental healthcare workforce, boosting competition in the insurance market, and using technology to bring care to underserved, rural areas. These actions would focus on making healthcare more accessible and less costly, particularly for those who face high premiums and limited access to care.
How would you address the housing needs of the state?
First, reevaluate the ND Housing Initiative Advisory Committee housing recommendations (Nov 2024). The proposal looked to improve housing availability, affordability and stability.
Strategies:
• Attainable Housing: Shift focuses toward "attainable" rather than just "affordable" to bridge the gap between low wages and high housing costs.
• Collaboration: Utilize the 2024 ND Statewide Housing Needs Assessment to make decisions that are evidence-based.
Growth: Support 20,000 + new units by 2027.
What is your position on allowing public funds to be directed to non-public education?
Considering 2025 legislative debates and outlooks for 2026, I am cautious opposition to broad, unrestricted voucher programs while being open to targeted, accountable funding for specialized needs.
I want to protect small towns from school consolidations and closures. Public funds should primarily strengthen public schools where 93-95% of ND students are educated. This ensures resources for teacher salaries and rural school infrastructure.
What are your views on the current voting methods and access to voting in North Dakota?
The Supreme Court is clear; no president has the constitutional authority to dictate to states how they can administer their elections. I love that our voting is made as convenient as possible to encourage voting. ND no voter registration, absentee voting, clean voter ID law, auditors knowing their voters, securely casting ballots are all great. I wouldn’t change anything.
What is the role of the federal government regarding states’ rights, and are there currently any areas where you believe there is an imbalance?
Federalism is keeping the balance between State and Federal government. States are bound together by the US Constitution. People are protected by a state and a federal constitution. The 10th amendment states any powers not delegated to the federal gov’t belong to the states and the people. States’ rights control what happens within their borders. Voting process is a state right. If the president would sign an executive order on taking over election voting from our state, imbalance could occur.
Biographical Information
Endorsements
ND Dem-NPL, VoteVets.org, AFL-CIO
Campaign Email
nani.valhalla@gmail.com
Campaign Phone Number
7013400474
What are your top priorities?
Listening to serve, transparency, affordability, bipartisan cooperation and representation.
How would you ensure that North Dakotans’ healthcare costs are affordable?
It's hard to know where to begin. Capping prescription drug prices might be a good place to start. I have VA healthcare. The VA covered my $2700 ambulance ride last year. It was about an hour from start to finish. The paramedic made approximately $30 for that hour, the EMT maybe $25. Two gallons of gas at most, $10. IV start kit, saline flush, medication, $50 maximum. We're not even at $150 yet. Making EMS an essential service like the fire department might help too.
How would you address the housing needs of the state?
We definitely need more quantities of affordable housing, and an increased minimum wage. People working full time should be able to pay rent or mortgage and still have money for groceries.
What is your position on allowing public funds to be directed to non-public education?
Absolutely not. If you want your kids in private school, you pay for it.
What are your views on the current voting methods and access to voting in North Dakota?
For the most part, it works just fine. Women shouldn't need to provide any documents that men aren't required to provide.
What is the role of the federal government regarding states’ rights, and are there currently any areas where you believe there is an imbalance?
Currently our federal government is ignoring the constitution, and our state leadership is letting them.