He is also pro-gay marriage and was a cosponsor of legislation banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, but the bill failed in the House.
Grabinger's votes on energy indicate a desire to increase taxes on oil extraction from their current rates.
[3] On February 20, 2017, Grabinger and his former opponent, Bernie Satrom, introduced a bill to reduce the North Dakota prison population by investing $7 million into treatment rather than incarceration of nonviolent offenders.
Nevertheless, a week later, North Dakota's state canvassing board affirmed Nething's win on November 28.
In the general election, he was challenged by Republican Jamestown Mayor Katie Anderson, who had also been unopposed in her primary.