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American politician & attorney (born 1976) Not to be confused with the Canadian writer Kelley Armstrong.

Kelly Armstrong


Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2019
Preceded by	Kevin Cramer
Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party
In office June 6, 2015 – February 20, 2018
Preceded by	Robert Harms
Succeeded by	Rick Berg
Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 36th district
In office December 1, 2012 – November 8, 2018
Preceded by	George Nodland
Succeeded by	Jay Elkin

Personal details
Born	Kelly Michael Armstrong (1976-10-08) October 8, 1976 (age 48) Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Kjersti Høiby (m. 2004)
Children	2
Education	University of North Dakota (BA, JD)
Website	House website
Kelly Armstrong's voice Kelly Armstrong speaks in opposition to Supreme Court expansion Recorded July 13, 2022

Kelly Michael Armstrong (born October 8, 1976) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the North Dakota state senator from the 36th district from 2012 to 2018 and chair of the North Dakota Republican Party from 2015 until 2018. On January 23, 2024, he announced he would not seek re-election in 2024, instead opting to run in the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election.

Early life and education

Armstrong graduated from Dickinson High School in 1995. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from the University of North Dakota in 2001 and a Juris Doctor from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 2003, after spending his first year of law school at the College of William & Mary. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Career

Armstrong was a partner at Reichert Armstrong, with offices in Grand Forks and Dickinson, before his Congressional election. He served as the North Dakota State Senator from the 36th district from 2013 to 2018 and chaired the North Dakota Republican Party from 2015 to 2018.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018

Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

In February 2018, Armstrong announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives. He was endorsed by the North Dakota Republican Party at its state party convention in April 2018. Armstrong won the November 6 election with 60.2% of the vote. He resigned his seat in the North Dakota Legislature on November 7 and took office in Congress in January 2019, replacing Kevin Cramer, who was elected to the United States Senate.

2020

Main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

Armstrong ran for reelection and won on November 3, with 68.96% of the vote.

2022

Main article: 2022 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

Armstrong won reelection on November 8, receiving 62.2% of the vote.

Tenure

Armstrong was one of a coalition of seven Republicans who did not support their colleagues' efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021. These seven signed a letter that, while giving credence to election fraud allegations made by President Donald Trump, said Congress did not have the authority to influence the election's outcome.

On July 19, 2022, Armstrong and 46 other Republican representatives voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, which would codify the right to same-sex marriage in federal law. Armstrong was nearly censured in a 26-28 vote during a state party meeting for his vote.

In September 2022, Armstrong was one of 39 Republicans to vote for the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior.

On June 14, 2023, Armstrong voted to table the first censure bill against Adam Schiff, finding the $16 million fine in the first censure to be an excess of Congressional power. Former President Donald Trump called for all twenty Republicans who voted against to be "primaried". He would support the second attempt a week later when the text was removed.

Armstrong voted to provide Israel with support following 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.

During November 2023, Armstrong voted against the censuring of Democratic representative Rashida Tlaib on the grounds of antisemitism after her comments against Israel. Later in the month, Armstrong was picked to fill the empty seat in the House judiciary committee left when member Mike Johnson was elected Speaker of the House, which was followed by his re-election announcement.

In December 2023, Armstrong joined 105 house republicans in expelling George Santos on a House ethics committee report conclusion that he had broken federal law.

Committee assignments

Committee on Energy and Commerce (Vice Chair)

Caucus memberships

Republican Governance Group
Friends of Norway Caucus (co-chair)
Fire Services Caucus
Bipartisan Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Task Force
Air Force Caucus
Coal Caucus
Rural Broadband Caucus
Northern Border Caucus
Northern Border Security Caucus
National Guard and Reserve Caucus
Caucus on Youth Sports
Sportsmen's Caucus
Republican Study Committee

2024 gubernatorial election

On January 23, 2024, Armstrong announced he would not run for re-election, instead opting to run for Governor of North Dakota after incumbent Doug Burgum announced he would not run for a third term.

He declared the points he’d focus on as lower taxes, cutting regulations, and bolstering the states workforce.

Armstrong faces Lt. Governor Tammy Miller for the NDGOP nomination. If Armstrong succeeds, he will face Democratic-NPL candidate Merrill Piepkorn and independent Michael Coachman.

Armstrong and Miller have kept an aggressive primary battle, with Armstrong being the first to release attack ads. Armstrong would later receive criticism for releasing an ad calling Miller “Tall-Tale Tammy” in which he used AI generate sources.

Armstrong has received endorsements from Secretary of State Michael Howe and U.S. Senator John Hoeven. Miller, however, received Governor Burgum’s support, stating North Dakota did not need a lawyer in the office.

Electoral history

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kelly Armstrong	37,054	56.23
	Republican	Tom Campbell (withdrawn)	17,692	26.85
	Republican	Tiffany Abentroth	5,877	8.92
	Republican	Paul Schaffner	5,203	7.90
	Republican	Write-Ins	75	0.11
Total votes			65,901	100.00

2018 North Dakota's at-large congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Armstrong	193,568	60.20%	−8.93%
	Democratic–NPL	Mac Schneider	114,377	35.57%	+11.82%
	Independent	Charles Tuttle	13,066	4.06%	N/A
	Write-in		521	0.16%	N/A
Total votes			321,532	100.00%
	Republican hold

2020 North Dakota's at-large congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Armstrong (incumbent)	245,229	68.96%	+8.76%
	Democratic–NPL	Zach Raknerud	97,970	27.55%	−8.02%
	Libertarian	Steven Peterson	12,024	3.38%	N/A
	Write-in		375	0.11%	-0.05%
Total votes			355,598	100.00%
	Republican hold

2022 North Dakota's at-large congressional district election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kelly Armstrong (incumbent)	148,399	62.20%	–6.76
	Independent	Cara Mund	89,644	37.57%	N/A
	Write-in		543	0.23%	+0.12
Total votes			238,586	100.00%
	Republican hold

References

"Kelly Armstrong's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
"North Dakota New Members 2019". The Hill. November 15, 2018.
Nazzaro, Miranda (January 23, 2024). "North Dakota lawmaker running for governor". The Hill. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
Grandstrand, Katherine (December 20, 2012). "District 36 representation: All Kelly Armstrong wanted was to get away, but Dickinson is home". The Dickinson Press. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
"Senator Kelly M. Armstrong". Bismarck, North Dakota: North Dakota Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
"Sen. Kelly Armstrong of Dickinson elected chair of ND Republican Party". Grand Forks Herald. Forum News Service. June 6, 2015. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
Dura, Jack (February 22, 2018). "Armstrong joins packed House race". The Clarion-Ledger.
Inc., Midwest Communications. "Armstrong wins GOP House endorsement". The Mighty 790 KFGO. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2018. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
"OFFICIAL (WITHOUT RECOUNTS) 2020 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS: Representative in Congress". North Dakota Election Officials. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
"Unofficial 2022 General Election Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
Budryk, Zack (January 3, 2021). "Coalition of 7 conservative House Republicans says they won't challenge election results". The Hill. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
Schnell, Mychael (July 19, 2022). "These are the 47 House Republicans who voted for a bill protecting marriage equality". The Hill. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
"Port: NDGOP rids itself of code of conduct, nearly censures Rep. Kelly Armstrong". InForum. October 16, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
"House passes antitrust bill that hikes M&A fees as larger efforts targeting tech have stalled". CNBC. September 29, 2022.
"H.R. 3843: Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022 -- House Vote #460 -- Sep 29, 2022".
Baumgarten, April (June 20, 2023). "Trump calls for North Dakota's Kelly Armstrong to 'immediately be primaried'". Inforum. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
Demirjian, Karoun (October 25, 2023). "House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
Washington, U. S. Capitol Room H154; p:225-7000, DC 20515-6601 (October 25, 2023). "Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 30, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Gick, Justin (November 5, 2023). "Rep. Kelly Armstrong one of 23 Republicans voting not to censure Rep. Tlaib on Israel comments". www.kfyrtv.com.
Janke, Ryan. "Armstrong to fill seat vacated by new U.S. Speaker of the House, announces re-election".
"Rep. Kelly Armstrong Recommended To Take Speaker Johnson's Judiciary Seat". November 14, 2023.
Sweeney, Pat. "Armstrong votes for, Fischbach votes against ousting Santos".
"Homepage of Republican Governance Group". Republican Governance Group. December 14, 2019.
"Membership". Republican Study Committee. December 6, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
"Kelly Armstrong will run for North Dakota governor, giving up state's sole House seat". POLITICO. January 23, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
"Kelly Armstrong, North Dakota's lone congressman, runs for governor". San Diego Union-Tribune. January 23, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
"Kelly Armstrong highlights campaign themes at Fargo kickoff event". InForum. January 26, 2024. Retrieved February 1, 2024.
"Port: Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller announces campaign for governor". InForum. February 15, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
Haney, Don. "Piepkorn makes campaign for governor official". The Mighty 790 KFGO | KFGO. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
"Port: Here's a preview of the mud that's about to be slung in North Dakota's gubernatorial primary". InForum. March 18, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
"Port: Armstrong rips 'Tall Tale' Tammy Miller; her campaign says that's 'a whole lot of B.S.'". InForum. March 20, 2024. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
Gick, Justin (April 2, 2024). "Hoeven endorses Armstrong for governor". Retrieved April 4, 2024.
"Burgum suggests Armstrong isn't the right choice for governor; Armstrong responds". Retrieved April 4, 2024.
Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
"Statewide Election Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. November 12, 2020.
"Official 2022 General Election Results". North Dakota Secretary of State. November 8, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

External links

Congressman Kelly Armstrong official U.S. House website
Kelly Armstrong for Congress official campaign site
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Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
Profile at Vote Smart
Profile at the North Dakota Legislature
Appearances on C-SPAN

North Dakota Senate
Preceded byGeorge Nodland	Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 36th district 2012–2018	Succeeded byJay Elkin
Party political offices
Preceded byRobert Harms	Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party 2015–2018	Succeeded byJim Poolman Acting
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byKevin Cramer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's at-large congressional district 2019–present	Incumbent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded byColin Allred	United States representatives by seniority 229th	Succeeded byJim Baird

v t e Statewide political officials of North Dakota
U.S. senators	John Hoeven Kevin Cramer
U.S. representative	Julie Fedorchak, At-large representative
State government	Kelly Armstrong, Governor Michelle Strinden, Lieutenant Governor Michael Howe, Secretary of State Drew Wrigley, Attorney General Thomas Beadle, Treasurer Josh Gallion, Auditor Doug Goehring, Agriculture Commissioner Jon Godfread, Insurance Commissioner Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent Brian Kroshus, Tax Commissioner Randel Christmann, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Jill Kringstad, Public Service Commissioners
Senate	Michelle Strinden, President Donald Schaible, President pro tempore David Hogue, Majority Leader Kathy Hogan, Minority Leader
House	Robin Weisz, Speaker Mike Lefor, Majority Leader Zac Ista, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Jon J. Jensen, Chief Justice Daniel J. Crothers Lisa K. Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte Douglas Bahr, Justices

v t e North Dakota's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	▌John Hoeven (R) ▌Kevin Cramer (R)
Representative	▌Julie Fedorchak (R)

Current members of the United States House of Representatives

Speaker: Mike Johnson

Majority

v t e Republican Party conference
Speaker: Mike Johnson ‧ Majority Leader: Steve Scalise ‧ Majority Whip: Tom Emmer
Other members: Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei Arrington Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Barr Barrett Baumgartner Bean Begich Bentz Bergman Bice A. Biggs S. Biggs Bilirakis Boebert Bost Brecheen Bresnahan Buchanan Burchett Burlison Calvert Cammack Carey B. Carter J. Carter Ciscomani Cline Cloud Clyde Cole Collins Comer Crane Crank Crawford Crenshaw Davidson De La Cruz DesJarlais Díaz-Balart Donalds Downing Dunn Edwards Ellzey Estes Evans Ezell Fallon Fedorchak Feenstra Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Flood Fong Foxx Franklin Fry Fulcher Garbarino Gill Giménez C. Goldman Gonzales Gooden Gosar Graves Green Greene Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Hamadeh Haridopolos Harrigan A. Harris M. Harris Harshbarger Hern Higgins Hill Hinson Houchin Hudson Huizenga Hunt Hurd Issa Jack R. Jackson James D. Johnson Jordan D. Joyce J. Joyce Kean M. Kelly T. Kelly M. Kennedy Kiggans Kiley Kim Knott Kustoff LaHood LaLota LaMalfa Langworthy Latta Lawler Lee Letlow Loudermilk Lucas Luna Luttrell Mace Mackenzie Malliotakis Maloy Mann Massie Mast McCaul McClain McClintock McCormick McDowell McGuire Messmer Meuser C. Miller Mary Miller Max Miller Miller-Meeks Mills Moolenaar Ba. Moore Bl. Moore R. Moore T. Moore Moran Murphy Nehls Newhouse Norman Nunn Obernolte Ogles Onder Owens Palmer Perry Pfluger Reschenthaler H. Rogers M. Rogers Rose Rouzer Roy Rulli Rutherford Salazar Schmidt Schweikert A. Scott Self Sessions Shreve Simpson A. Smith C. Smith J. Smith Smucker Spartz Stauber Stefanik Steil Steube Strong Stutzman Taylor Tenney Thompson Tiffany Timmons Turner Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Van Orden Wagner Walberg Waltz Weber Webster Westerman Wied R. Williams Wilson Wittman Womack Yakym Zinke
Delegates: King-Hinds Moylan Radewagen

Minority

v t e Democratic Party caucus
Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries ‧ Minority Whip: Katherine Clark
Other members: Adams Aguilar Amo Ansari Auchincloss Balint Barragán Beatty Bell Bera Beyer Bishop Bonamici Boyle Brown Brownley Budzinski Bynum Carbajal Carson T. Carter Casar Case Casten Castor Castro Cherfilus-McCormick Chu Cisneros Clarke Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Conaway Connolly Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crockett Crow Cuellar Davids Da. Davis Do. Davis Dean DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier Dexter Dingell Doggett Elfreth Escobar Espaillat Evans Fields Figures Fletcher Foster Foushee Frankel Friedman Frost Garamendi C. García R. Garcia S. Garcia Gillen Golden D. Goldman Gomez Gonzalez Goodlander Gottheimer Green Gray Grijalva Harder Hayes Himes Horsford Houlahan Hoyer Hoyle Huffman Ivey J. Jackson Jacobs Jayapal H. Johnson J. Johnson Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Keating R. Kelly T. Kennedy Khanna Krishnamoorthi Landsman Larsen Larson Latimer Sum. Lee Sus. Lee Leger Fernandez Levin Liccardo Lieu Lofgren Lynch Magaziner Mannion Matsui McBath McBride McClain-Delaney McClellan McCollum McDonald Rivet McGarvey McGovern McIver Meeks Menendez Meng Mfume Min Moore Morelle Morrison Moskowitz Moulton Mrvan Mullin Nadler Neal Neguse Norcross Ocasio-Cortez Olszewski Omar Pallone Panetta Pappas Pelosi Perez Peters Pettersen Pingree Pocan Pou Pressley Quigley Ramirez Randall Raskin Riley Rivas Ross Ruiz Ryan Salinas Sánchez Scanlon Schakowsky Schneider Scholten Schrier B. Scott D. Scott Sewell Sherman Sherrill Simon Smith Sorensen Soto Stansbury Stanton Stevens Strickland Subramanyam Suozzi Swalwell Sykes Takano Thanedar B. Thompson M. Thompson Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko N. Torres R. Torres Trahan Tran Turner Underwood Vargas Vasquez Veasey Velázquez Vindman Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Whitesides Williams Wilson
Delegates: Holmes Norton Hernández Rivera Plaskett

Members of the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota

One seat at-large (1889–1903)

Two seats at-large (1903–1913)

Seat A	Marshall Hanna
Seat B	Spalding Gronna Helgesen

Three districts (1913–1933)

1st district	Helgesen Baer Burtness
2nd district	Young Hall
3rd district	Norton Sinclair

Two seats at-large (1933–1963)

Seat A	Sinclair U. Burdick Robertson U. Burdick Q. Burdick Nygaard
Seat B	Lemke Robertson Lemke Aandahl Krueger Short

Two districts (1963–1973)

1st district	Nygaard Andrews
2nd district	Short Redlin Kleppe Link

One seat at-large (1973–present)

North Dakota's delegation(s) to the 116th–present United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

116th	Senate: ▌J. Hoeven (R) ▌K. Cramer (R)	House: ▌K. Armstrong (R)
117th	Senate: ▌J. Hoeven (R) ▌K. Cramer (R)	House: ▌K. Armstrong (R)
118th	Senate: ▌J. Hoeven (R) ▌K. Cramer (R)	House: ▌K. Armstrong (R)

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