Dick Dever | North Dakota Legislative Branch

Photo Dick Dever

Biography

Retired
US Army
Board, Burleigh County Human Service Zone; Board, PERS; BILLD Fellow; Life Member, Judge Advocate, VFW Post 1326; Life Member, Commander, AmVets Post 9; Bis-Man Chamber; GNDC Chamber Champion; Behavioral Health Champion (2019); Elder, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
Married (Pam); 3 children; 12 grandchildren
Senate since 2001

Contact Information

1416 Eastwood Street
Bismarck, ND 58504-6226
United States

Cell

701-391-6330

Email

ddever@ndlegis.gov

69th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2025)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Standing

Appropriations - Human Resources Division (Chairman)

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

North Dakota Legislative Health Care Task Force

Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Board

68th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2023)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Section - Human Resources Division (Vice Chair)

Human Services Committee

Redistricting Committee

Retirement Committee

Standing

Appropriations - Human Resources Division (Chairman)

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

North Dakota Legislative Health Care Task Force

Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Board

68th

Legislative Assembly - Special Session (Oct 2023)
Special Legislative Session

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Standing

Joint Appropriations

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

67th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2021)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Acute Psychiatric Treatment Committee (Vice Chair)

Employee Benefits Programs Committee

Interim Senate Appropriations Committee

Standing

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Board

67th

Legislative Assembly - Special Session (Nov 2021)
Special Legislative Session

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Standing

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

66th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2019)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Employee Benefits Programs Committee (Vice Chair)

Health Care Committee

Human Services Committee

Standing

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

65th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2017)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Employee Benefits Programs Committee (Vice Chair)

Health Care Reform Review Committee

Justice Reinvestment Committee

Standing

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Board

64th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2015)
Regular

Senate

President Pro Tempore

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Employee Benefits Programs Committee

Human Services Committee

Standing

Government and Veterans Affairs (Chairman)

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Committee on Protection and Advocacy

Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) Board

64th

Legislative Assembly - Special Session (Aug 2016)
Special Legislative Session

Senate

President Pro Tempore

Republican

Bismarck

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

63rd

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2013)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Employee Benefits Programs Committee (Chairman)

Human Services Committee

Standing

Government and Veterans Affairs (Chairman)

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

Memorial Resolutions (Chairman)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Committee on Protection and Advocacy

62nd

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2011)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Employee Benefits Programs Committee (Chairman)

State Employee Compensation System Oversight Committee (Chairman)

Computer Replacement Workgroup

Health Care Reform Review Committee

Human Services Committee

Standing

Government and Veterans Affairs (Chairman)

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

62nd

Legislative Assembly - Special Session (Nov 2011)
Special Legislative Session

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Standing

Joint Health Care Reform

61st

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2009)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Government Services Committee (Vice Chair)

Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration

Long-Term Care Committee

Standing

Government and Veterans Affairs (Chairman)

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

60th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2007)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Long-Term Care Committee (Chairman)

Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration

Human Services Committee

Legislative Council

Standing

Government and Veterans Affairs (Chairman)

Procedural

Employment (Chairman)

Arrangements for Senate Committee Rooms

59th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2005)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Budget Committee on Human Services (Chairman)

Commission on Alternatives to Incarceration

Judiciary Committee

Legislative Council

Standing

Human Services (Vice Chair)

Political Subdivisions

58th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2003)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Commerce Committee

Economic Development Committee

Standing

Government and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)

Procedural

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Capitol Grounds Planning Commission

58th

Legislative Assembly - Special Session (May 2003)
Special Legislative Session

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

57th

Legislative Assembly - Regular Session (2001)
Regular

Senate

Republican

Bismarck

Committee Membership

Interim

Corrections Committee

Family Law Committee

Standing

Government and Veterans Affairs (Vice Chair)

North Dakota Statutory Committee

Capitol Grounds Planning Commission

57th

Legislative Assembly - Special Session (Nov 2001)
Special Legislative Session

Senate

Republican

Bismarck