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North Dakota Removes Lawmaker Addresses From Website

By Bill Dubensky Jun 17, 2025 | 5:48 AM

North Dakota State Senate. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

 

(North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota legislative support staff wiped legislators’ home addresses from the Legislature’s website in response to the shootings of two lawmakers in Minnesota.

John Bjornson, director of Legislative Council, said he made the decision Saturday morning hearing about the shootings that left one Minnesota legislator dead and another seriously wounded.

“I think everybody was shocked and shaken,” Bjornson said.

He said he received several messages from legislators thanking him for taking the initiative. Website administrators and information technology staff were able to remove the address field from legislators’ bios and from a contact page quickly.

Bjornson said a more long-term policy will be discussed next week when legislative leaders meet during the Legislative Management Committee meeting.

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