Jonathan Sickler

Background

Sickler is a lawyer and chief legal officer at Grand Forks-based AE2S. He has served in the North Dakota Senate since 2022 and is the Republican candidate for District 17 in the November 3, 2026 election.

Sources: Grand Forks Herald, Grand Forks Herald

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Taxes and spending

  He supports increasing the property-tax credit to offset rising home valuations and says lawmakers should evaluate existing programs and redirect funding when programs are not achieving their intended results.

  Grand Forks Herald

• Education funding

  He urges caution about increasing state K–12 funding if that brings additional state control over local school decisions; he says the focus should be on supporting students and families across public, private, and home-school settings.

  Grand Forks Herald

• Data centers

  He supports public discussion of data-center proposals and policies to prevent new data centers from increasing other utility customers’ rates; he says local governments and residents should decide whether projects are built.

  Grand Forks Herald