Politics
Elections
On January 10,2022,Heilman announced his candidacy in the 2022 election to represent the 7th district in the North Dakota House of Representatives,citing the prevention and elimination of employer-instituted vaccine mandates as his primary motivation. [6] He won the Republican primary with 34.7% of the vote and won the general election unopposed. [7]
Tenure
In July 2022,Heilman spoke at the far-right State of the Movement conference presented by Vince Dao's organization,American Virtue. [1]
In August 2022,Heilman was revealed to be a member of a Telegram group called the North Dakota Young Republicans which "frequently featured bigoted slurs and white supremacist tropes" in its messages between members,including personal attacks against gay public figures and anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. [2]
In December 2022,Heilman re-Tweeted a post calling the Jewish President of Ukraine,Volodymyr Zelenskyy,the "anti-Christ" for "actively [persecuting] Russian and Ukrainian Christians. [8]
Political positions
Cryptocurrency
In January 2025,Heilman and seven other legislators introduced Resolution 3001,which aimed to invest "select state funds in digital assets and precious metals". [9]
Education
Heilman supported House Bill 1494,which aimed at making school meals more accessible to students and overwhelmingly passed into law. [10]
In March 2023,while speaking in support of a bill,Heilman claimed that "at different universities throughout the state,[students have] had professors telling them that white people should feel guilty about past treatment of slaves or Native Americans". [11]
In January 2025,Heilman sponsored House Bill 1607,which sought to use state funds for private school tuitions. The bill was overwhelmingly rejected by the House,16 to 71. [12] [13]
Gun rights
Heilman introduced House Bill 1404,a bill to allow university students to carry weapons on campus,stating,"If [students] were carrying,it would be a great deterrent for people who want to commit violent acts against them". [14]
In January 2025,Heilman proposed House Bill 1411,which sought to ban the use of red flag laws. [15]
Immigration
Heilman opposes sanctuary cities,supporting a bill that would ban them in North Dakota. He stated that this was a proactive measure to prevent what he called "utter disarray" at the southern border from coming to North Dakota. [16]
Heilman has called for an end to birthright citizenship, [17] and has called for supported mass deportations [18]
Religion
In January 2025,Heilman proposed House Bill 1150,which sought to reinstate portions of North Dakota's blue law to prohibit all retail stores to open on Sunday mornings. In a committee hearing,he said that he did not think people should have to “jump hurdles”to practice their religion and that there are "more important matters in life" than economics. [19] The bill was overwhelmingly rejected in the House,89 to 4,after receiving extensive criticism. [20]
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