Robb Eckert

Robb Eckert
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives
from the 47th district
In office
January 21, 2022 – December 1, 2022
Serving with Lawrence Klemin
Preceded byGeorge Keiser
Succeeded byMike Motschenbacher
Personal details
Born1981 (age 44–45)
PartyRepublican
ProfessionPainter

Robb Eckert (born 1981) is an American politician and businessman who served as a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the 47th district in 2022. He was appointed to complete the unexpired term of Representative George Keiser, who died in December 2021, and served from January 21 until December 1, 2022.[1][2]

Early life and business career

Eckert is from Bismarck, North Dakota. The North Dakota Legislative Assembly's historical reference work Dakota Lawmakers lists his year of birth as 1981 and identifies him with Bismarck.[3]

Before entering the state legislature, Eckert was active in local Republican politics and served as vice chairman of the Republican Party organization in North Dakota House District 47. He also owned and operated Bob Eckert Painting, a painting business in the Bismarck area.[4]

Political career

Appointment to the North Dakota House

Eckert entered the North Dakota House of Representatives in January 2022 following the death of incumbent Representative George Keiser. Keiser, a Republican representing District 47, died on December 22, 2021, after a battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.[5]

Bismarck-area Republicans selected Eckert to complete the remainder of Keiser's term. At the time, Eckert was serving as the District 47 Republican vice chairman. He said he would serve the remaining approximately ten months of the term but would not seek election to a full term in his own right.[2][4]

The official records of the North Dakota Legislative Branch list Eckert as active in the House from January 21, 2022, representing District 47 as a Republican.[1]

Legislative service

During his brief period in the legislature, Eckert served on the North Dakota Legislative Assembly's interim Taxation Committee.[1]

The committee met during 2022 to study state tax policy and related issues. Official legislative minutes record Eckert's participation in meetings of the Taxation Committee in February, April, June and September 2022.[6][7][8][9]

The Legislature's district records list Eckert alongside Lawrence Klemin as the two Republican representatives for District 47 during the remainder of the 67th Legislative Assembly.[10]

End of legislative service

Eckert did not seek election to a full term in the 2022 election. He therefore served only the remainder of Keiser's term.[2][4]

He left office on December 1, 2022, and was succeeded in District 47 by Mike Motschenbacher.[11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Representative Robb Eckert". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "GOP district chairman will complete Keiser's term". KFGO. January 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dakota Lawmakers" (PDF). North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "GOP district chairman will complete Keiser's term". KFGO. January 21, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  5. ↑ Dura, Jack (December 23, 2021). "Longtime Bismarck Rep. George Keiser dies". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  6. ↑ Taxation Committee – Meeting Minutes – February 17, 2022 (PDF) (Report). North Dakota Legislative Branch. February 17, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  7. ↑ Taxation Committee – Meeting Minutes – April 6, 2022 (PDF) (Report). North Dakota Legislative Branch. April 6, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ Taxation Committee – Meeting Minutes – June 15, 2022 (PDF) (Report). North Dakota Legislative Branch. June 15, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  9. ↑ Taxation Committee – Meeting Minutes – September 8, 2022 (PDF) (Report). North Dakota Legislative Branch. September 8, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  10. ↑ "District 47". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "Mike Motschenbacher". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
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