Grand Forks elections · Candidate listing
Jeff Barta
Republican
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Candidate websiteBackground
Barta is the incumbent District 43 senator, elected in 2022 and serving since 2023. His biography says he earned an undergraduate degree from UND and an MBA from Troy University, and that he and his wife have lived in Grand Forks since 1984.
Sources: Grand Forks Herald — 2026 candidate survey, Jeff Barta campaign biography
What the candidate has said
Statements are attributed to the linked sources.
Property taxes
His campaign site lists securing up to $1,600 in property-tax credits for primary homeowners as a priority.
Jeff Barta campaign websiteSmall business
His campaign site identifies reducing regulatory barriers for small businesses as a priority.
Jeff Barta campaign websiteHousing and childcare
Barta said affordable housing and accessible, affordable childcare should be among Grand Forks’ main concerns.
Grand Forks Herald — 2026 candidate survey