Kelly Armstrong

Kelly Michael Armstrong (born October 8, 1976)[1][2] is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously 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.

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 Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Kjersti Høiby
Children	2
Education	University of North Dakota (BA, JD)
Website	House website

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.[3] He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Career

He previously served as the North Dakota State Senator from the 36th district from 2013 to 2018.[4] He served as Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party from 2015 to 2018.[5] The American Conservative Union gave him a rating of 71% in 2017.

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

2018 general election

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

Tenure

Committee assignments

• Committee on the Judiciary
  • Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties
  • Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship
  • Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law
• Committee on Oversight and Reform
  • Subcommittee on Environment
• Select Committee on the Climate Crisis

Caucus memberships

• Friends of Norway Caucus(Co-Chair)
• Fire Services Caucus
• Air Force Caucus
• Coal Caucus
• Rural Broadband Caucus
• Northern Border Caucus
• National Guard and Reserve Caucus
• Caucus on Youth Sports
• Sportsmen's Caucus

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

North Dakota's at-large congressional district, 2018[8]

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
	n/a	Write-ins	521	0.16%	N/A
Total votes			'321,532'	'100.0%'	N/A
	Republican hold

References

1. "Kelly Armstrong's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
2. North Dakota New Members 2019, The Hill
3. 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.
4. "Senator Kelly M. Armstrong". Bismarck, North Dakota: North Dakota Legislature. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
5. "Sen. Kelly Armstrong of Dickinson elected chair of ND Republican Party". Grand Forks Herald. June 6, 2015.
6. Dura, Jack (February 22, 2018). "Armstrong joins packed House race". The Clarion-Ledger.
7. Inc., Midwest Communications. "Armstrong wins GOP House endorsement". The Mighty 790 KFGO. Retrieved 2018-04-10.
8. 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.

External links

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

North Dakota Senate
Preceded by George Nodland	Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 36th district 2012–2018	Succeeded by Jay Elkin
Party political offices
Preceded by Robert Harms	Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party 2015–2018	Succeeded by Jim Poolman Acting
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Kevin 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 by Colin Allred	United States Representatives by seniority 343rd	Succeeded by Cindy Axne