North Dakota Rep. VanWinkle paid for vacation week, draws criticism from House leadership

North Dakota Rep. VanWinkle paid for vacation week, draws criticism from House leadership

BISMARCK — North Dakota Rep. Lori VanWinkle, R-Minot, missed a week of session to go on a family vacation, and under the state's Century Code, she will still be paid $1,065 by taxpayers for the time she was there. Legislators receive $592 every month they are in office. During a legislative session, they also receive $213 every calendar day -- including weekends -- of the session on top of the monthly payment. This means that VanWinkle will rece…