Kelly Armstrong — Governor of North Dakota

Party	Republican
State	North Dakota
Age	46
Term Start	2016
Approval Rating	39.0%
People's Champion Score	58.5 / 100 (Rank #35 of 50)
Hawk Index	58.5 / 100 (Rank #24 of 50)
Estimated Net Worth	~$100M+

Key Policy Positions

• Energy development
• Technology
• Tax cuts
• Anti-abortion

Biography

Kelly Michael Armstrong is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2024 as the 34th governor of North Dakota. A member of the Republican Party, he served from 2019 to 2024 as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district.

People's Champion Rationale

New governor; pragmatic conservative but thin evidence base.

Scores based on publicly available executive actions, bills signed or vetoed, budgets, executive orders, approval trends, and administrative priorities. Data as of March 2026. Not editorial opinion.