Where Bismarck candidates stand on health care and retirement
11 sourced statements in 6 races. Every candidate in each race is listed, including those with nothing on record. Nobody is scored or ranked.
U.S. House, North Dakota At-Large
- Julie Fedorchak (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Trygve Hammer (Democratic-NPL)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Helene Neville (Independent)
Health care: She supports mental-health parity and says she advocates protecting reproductive freedom and people’s choices about their bodies and health care. (Helene for Congress 2026, issues)
- Charles Tuttle (Independent)
No public statement found in our sources.
State Senate, District 47
- Mike Dwyer (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Bill Patrie (Democratic-NPL)
Community priorities: Patrie said his priorities include thriving rural communities, affordable health care, support for small businesses, and environmental protection. (Bismarck Mandan Leaders)
State House, District 7
- Steve Sauter (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Jason Thoms (Democratic-NPL)
Mental health: He supports accessible, affordable mental-health care and long-term funding for suicide-prevention programs. (Jason Thoms campaign website, About)
- Greg Vetter (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Tiffany Williams-Rice (Democratic-NPL)
Childcare costs: She discussed school and childcare-provider Pre-K partnerships as a way to provide quality, continuous care and education more affordably. (InForum)
Healthcare costs: She said families face high health-insurance premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs for specialty care, and expressed concern that patients may delay that care. (InForum)
State House, District 35
- Taylor Johnson (Democratic-NPL)
Family and health policy: Her listed goals include paid maternity leave for public- and private-sector employees and temporary health-insurance premium subsidies for North Dakotans with ACA plans to replace lost enhanced premium tax credits. (Bismarck-Mandan Leaders, candidate announcement)
- Karen Karls (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Lynne M Lafer-Halvorson (Democratic-NPL)
Rural health: She identifies rural health services as an issue needing attention. (Bismarck Local, reporting information from Bismarck Mandan Leaders)
- Bob Martinson (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
State House, District 47
- Rosann Jacobs-Fode (Democratic-NPL)
Health care: She supports protecting access to affordable health care and mental-health services. (Bismarck Local, reporting information from Bismarck Mandan Leaders)
- Jon Lee (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Cole Montoya (Democratic-NPL)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Michael Motschenbacher (Republican)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Andrew Alexis Varvel (Independent)
Public services: His campaign lists strong workplace safety, public health, public libraries, and public schools among its priorities. (VoteVarvel)
Burleigh County Commissioner
- Kay LaCoe (Nonpartisan)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Wayne Munson (Nonpartisan)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Steve Schwab (Nonpartisan)
No public statement found in our sources.
- James (Jim) Small (Nonpartisan)
No public statement found in our sources.
- Mark Splonskowski (Nonpartisan)
OHV regulations: He opposes a blanket countywide ban on off-highway vehicles in ditches and favors giving counties flexibility to set localized restrictions while leaving rural agricultural ditches open. He also supports county ownership of public health administration and redeveloping the Missouri Valley Complex for public use, including reviving a county fair. (North Dakota’s Watchdog Update — Burleigh Candidate Spotlight (Episode 3))
Public health: He supports having the county assume full administrative ownership of public health, with the city contracting for supplemental services. (North Dakota’s Watchdog Update — Burleigh Candidate Spotlight (Episode 3))
- Mark Wagner (Nonpartisan)
No public statement found in our sources.