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Kelly Armstrong

RepublicanKelly Armstrong

Governor · North Dakota

RepublicanState

Governor of North Dakota. Source: https://ballotpedia.org/Kelly_Armstrong

14 tracked promises, 2 rated

North Dakota

North Dakota

Represents North Dakota statewide

88/100
Trust rating
Strongly keeps promises
88
0 · Broken50 · Mixed100 · Kept
A transparent rescale of the Integrity Score (+75) to 0–100, aggregated from 2 rated promises. Never an opaque single score.
How this is calculated →

Integrity

Promises kept vs. worked against — weighted breakdown

+75 · based on 2 rated promises

  • Championed 2

Teal segments are promises kept; amber and stone segments are promises worked against. The signed score weights each rated promise by significance and evidence confidence. Promise-keeping is shown separately from popularity, finance, disclosure, and stated positions. Methodology is open.

Integrity over time

In office since Jan 2024 · 2 rated promises

Each step is a real change in the sourced record — the score holds between assessments.

−100 worked against0+100 kept

Promise status over time

How the tracked promise record has evolved.

2 tracked
  • Kept2
  • Against0
  • No opportunity0
  • In progress0
01122Jul 2026Jul 2026

Replayed from this official’s sourced assessment history — the bands step only when an assessment is recorded or changed. Based on the most recent roll-call votes on file and the tracked promise assessments; never interpolated.

Not yet scoredNot yet rated 12— tracked, but not counted toward Integrity

Topic coverage

14 promises across 10 topics

What this record covers — the number of tracked promises per topic. This is coverage, not a verdict; the kept/against shading within each bar mirrors the Integrity breakdown above.

  • Property Taxes4
  • Education2
  • Behavioral Health1
  • Behavioral Health / Criminal Justice1
  • Criminal Justice1
  • Energy1
  • Government Efficiency1
  • Health / Infrastructure1
  • Higher Education1
  • Housing1
Kept Worked against No opportunity / not yet scored

Evidence & significance

Evidence quality

Strongest source cited per promise.

  • Primary (official record)14100%

Significance mix

How weighty the tracked promises are (1 = minor, 5 = defining).

10
20
38
44
52

Significance weights each promise in the Integrity Score.

Tracked promises

14 tracked promises

Championedhigh confidence

Put the bulk of North Dakota primary residences on a path to zero property taxes within the next decade.

Property TaxesSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdfhttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrong-outlines-property-tax-relief-and-reform-plan-2025-state-state-address-legislaturehttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/north-dakota-leaders-highlight-relief-package-eliminating-property-tax-bill-50000-householdshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/updated-armstrong-signs-historic-property-tax-relief-and-reform-package-north-dakota
Not yet rated

Deliver combined property tax relief on every primary residence of $1,550 per year in the 2025-27 biennium and at least $2,000 per year in the 2027-29 biennium, funded through the primary residence credit plus a dedicated stream of Legacy Fund earnings.

Property TaxesSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdfhttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrongs-executive-budget-highlighted-property-tax-relief-infrastructure-and-housing
Not yet rated

Include $300 million in the executive budget for construction of a new State Hospital in Jamestown.

Health / InfrastructureSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrongs-executive-budget-highlighted-property-tax-relief-infrastructure-and-housing
Not yet rated

Fund Education Savings Accounts in the executive budget — money set aside for each student to direct toward services or tuition across public, nonpublic, or homeschool settings.

EducationSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Not yet rated

Increase the existing primary residence property tax credit from $500 to $1,000 per year, and create a primary residence classification so the credit becomes automatic and no longer requires homeowners to file for it.

Property TaxesSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Championedhigh confidence

Cap future annual increases in local property tax budgets (cities, counties, schools, park districts) at 3%, with unused amounts able to carry over for up to five years.

Property TaxesSpecific · measurablePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdfhttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/updated-armstrong-signs-historic-property-tax-relief-and-reform-package-north-dakotahttps://kfgo.com/2025/05/05/gov-armstrong-signs-property-tax-relief-bill/
Not yet rated

Include nearly $105 million in the executive budget to improve housing availability and affordability.

HousingPromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrongs-executive-budget-highlighted-property-tax-relief-infrastructure-and-housing
Not yet rated

Work with industry to build out natural gas pipeline infrastructure to reduce flaring and increase oil production.

EnergyPromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Not yet rated

Shrink state government by creating, via a bill introduced by Sen. Roers, a task force to review all 154 current boards and commissions and report back before the next legislative session on which can be dissolved, combined, or kept.

Government EfficiencyPromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Not yet rated

Increase Challenge Grant funding to $50 million in the executive budget to leverage private dollars and drive $150 million of higher-education investment over two years.

Higher EducationPromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Not yet rated

Support legislation providing the option to create public charter schools that are accountable to performance standards like the existing K-12 public system.

EducationPromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Not yet rated

Robustly fund the Free Through Recovery and Community Connect programs to expand addiction and behavioral-health services and reduce reliance on jails and prisons.

Behavioral HealthPromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Not yet rated

Announce a tangible, turnkey solution to overcrowding in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation by the time the executive budget address is delivered.

Criminal JusticePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
Not yet rated

Create a new cabinet position, Commissioner of Recovery and Re-entry, to coordinate addiction and behavioral-health services across the Legislature, corrections, county jails, law enforcement, the judicial system, and tribal partners.

Behavioral Health / Criminal JusticePromised Jan 2025
Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf

Stated positions

10 positions on record

What this official says they believe — sourced claims, shown distinctly from tracked promises and from any assessment of what they did. A stated position is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.

  • Health / InfrastructureStated position

    Include $300 million in the executive budget for construction of a new State Hospital in Jamestown.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrongs-executive-budget-highlighted-property-tax-relief-infrastructure-and-housing
    View position & sources →
  • HousingStated position

    Include nearly $105 million in the executive budget to improve housing availability and affordability.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrongs-executive-budget-highlighted-property-tax-relief-infrastructure-and-housing
    View position & sources →
  • EnergyStated position

    Work with industry to build out natural gas pipeline infrastructure to reduce flaring and increase oil production.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Behavioral Health / Criminal JusticeStated position

    Create a new cabinet position, Commissioner of Recovery and Re-entry, to coordinate addiction and behavioral-health services across the Legislature, corrections, county jails, law enforcement, the judicial system, and tribal partners.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Behavioral HealthStated position

    Robustly fund the Free Through Recovery and Community Connect programs to expand addiction and behavioral-health services and reduce reliance on jails and prisons.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Property TaxesStated position

    Put the bulk of North Dakota primary residences on a path to zero property taxes within the next decade.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdfhttps://www.governor.nd.gov/news/armstrongs-executive-budget-highlighted-property-tax-relief-infrastructure-and-housing
    View position & sources →
  • EducationStated position

    Fund Education Savings Accounts in the executive budget — money set aside for each student to direct toward services or tuition across public, nonpublic, or homeschool settings.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Higher EducationStated position

    Increase Challenge Grant funding to $50 million in the executive budget to leverage private dollars and drive $150 million of higher-education investment over two years.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Criminal JusticeStated position

    Announce a tangible, turnkey solution to overcrowding in the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation by the time the executive budget address is delivered.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
    View position & sources →
  • Government EfficiencyStated position

    Shrink state government by creating, via a bill introduced by Sen. Roers, a task force to review all 154 current boards and commissions and report back before the next legislative session on which can be dissolved, combined, or kept.

    Sourceshttps://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/2025%20State%20of%20the%20State%20Address%20-for%20website.pdf
    View position & sources →
Disclosure
No undisclosed priorities on record

Disclosure

A separate measure from the promise scorecard above. It tracks confirmed cases where this official has acted on or championed an issue that already existed when they ran, but which they did not disclose as a priority in their campaign. Each case meets a high evidence bar — three independent sources — and the score is shown alongside the Integrity Score, never merged into it. How this is measured.

No undisclosed priorities on record. This is not a clean-audit claim — it means none have been confirmed for this official.

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