

Bill Tveit
Republican | North Dakota
Candidate Profile
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Bill Tveit
Party
Republican
Election Year
2022
Election
Primary
Race
State Rep., Dist. 33
Incumbent
Yes
EDUCATION
ND State School of science, Wahpeton, 2 years, 65-66
WORK & MILITARY
US Army, Specialist E-5, 3
AFFILIATIONS
Church Council 30 plus years, Deacon, Trustee, Chairman, MinotmNDHostfest; TR Medora Foundation
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Mercer County Commissioner, served as Chairman, 2015-2016, 2012-2016
Dakota Central Human Services, Served as Chairman 2016, 2012-2016
District 33 Representative, North Dakota House of Representatives, 2018 to present
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
n/a
Race
Previous Races
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2021
100%
2022
100%
2019-2020
83%
2021
83%, 80% (cum.)†
2021
|100%
2022
|100%
2019-2020
|83%
2021
|83%, 80% (cum.)†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (1)
North Dakota Republican Party
OTHER (1)
North Dakota District 33 GOP
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)
ND District 33 Republican Party, Fred Stern Chairman
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (4)
Campaign for Working Families (2006)
Kevin Cramer (2012)
State Republican Party Organizations (2020)
Think Big America (2016)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only possibility is to save the life of an endangered Mother, and then only after all resources have been exhausted.
Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?
Only possibility is to save the life of an endangered Mother, and then only after all resources have been exhausted.
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Agree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.
Strongly Disagree
ECONOMY
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
property taxes need to be based on your purchase price, not the price some like unit has been sold for.
What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?
property taxes need to be based on your purchase price, not the price some like unit has been sold for.
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
subsidies to green energy projects, wind solar,etc, need to go away entirely
What government spending would you reduce in order to balance the budget?
subsidies to green energy projects, wind solar,etc, need to go away entirely
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
Taxpayer-funded public education should be guaranteed through college.
Disagree
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Disagree
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
none
Under what circumstances can government close churches?
none
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
C. But CMS should not be allowed to dictate overall health care protocol based on Medicaid and Medicare payments and the treatments.
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.
C. But CMS should not be allowed to dictate overall health care protocol based on Medicaid and Medicare payments and the treatments.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
it is not the role of government, schools or emplooyers. under any circumstance to dictate or require vaccinations. If allowed, where does it stop.
Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?
it is not the role of government, schools or emplooyers. under any circumstance to dictate or require vaccinations. If allowed, where does it stop.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
I don’t have a solution,
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Strongly Disagree
What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?
I don’t have a solution,
I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.
Strongly Disagree
IMMIGRATION
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
only those properly vetted, to include those seeking asylum need to be properly vetted to remain in country
The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.
Strongly Agree
Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?
only those properly vetted, to include those seeking asylum need to be properly vetted to remain in country
EDUCATION
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Agree
agree with limitations: I am afraid once funding for these school options, the government will insist on curriculum that is not in agreement with most home school or private school participants
I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.
Agree
agree with limitations: I am afraid once funding for these school options, the government will insist on curriculum that is not in agreement with most home school or private school participants
VALUES
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Disagree
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality which is necessary for our system of limited government.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Disagree
I support adding gender identity as a specially protected class in non-discrimination laws.
Disagree
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
God and I go together, i can not imagine how someone gets thru life with out His guidance, the stability He offers, the assurance He gives or the Peace He shares.
I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
God and I go together, i can not imagine how someone gets thru life with out His guidance, the stability He offers, the assurance He gives or the Peace He shares.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Return to paper ballot voting, with physical tabulation and verification until voting integrity and trust is re-established
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?
Return to paper ballot voting, with physical tabulation and verification until voting integrity and trust is re-established
EQUALITY
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, only the insistence of that is a threat. The common folks are not raciest, only certain segments are.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?
No, only the insistence of that is a threat. The common folks are not raciest, only certain segments are.
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
(A), Though guide lines are necessary and laws are essential, we have gone overboard with regulations. A clean environment provides good health, but requiring further cleanliness only assures someone can sell a new product by drafting new laws
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Disagree
Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.
(A), Though guide lines are necessary and laws are essential, we have gone overboard with regulations. A clean environment provides good health, but requiring further cleanliness only assures someone can sell a new product by drafting new laws
I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.
Strongly Disagree
ABOUT YOU
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
to help or assist people in their pursuit of life, liberty and happiness, while protecting others rights to pursue the same.
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
What do you think is the general purpose of government?
to help or assist people in their pursuit of life, liberty and happiness, while protecting others rights to pursue the same.
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
my voting record in the ND House, my community involvement, etc
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Conservative
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
my voting record in the ND House, my community involvement, etc
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
My priority is not to create new laws, but to preserve good law while weeding out unnecessary, out dated law. Creating new law only when our freedoms are challenged or threatened.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.
No
What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?
My priority is not to create new laws, but to preserve good law while weeding out unnecessary, out dated law. Creating new law only when our freedoms are challenged or threatened.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Neutral
Personal responsibility still enters into the equation,
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
I can not agree with a blanket statement, somethings are better handled by authority and consequences while true mental health issues need other avenues.
Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.
Neutral
Personal responsibility still enters into the equation,
I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.
Disagree
I can not agree with a blanket statement, somethings are better handled by authority and consequences while true mental health issues need other avenues.
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None, we are over regulated now, hold the criminal responsible individually.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
Guns do not commit crime, people do.
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None, we are over regulated now, hold the criminal responsible individually.
Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.
Strongly Disagree
Guns do not commit crime, people do.
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