The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party.
The North Dakota Legislative Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The Legislative Assembly consists of two chambers,the lower North Dakota House of Representatives,with 94 representatives,and the upper North Dakota Senate,with 47 senators. The state is divided into 47 constituent districts,with two representatives and one senator elected from each district. Due to the Legislative Assembly being a biennial legislature,with the House and Senate sitting for only 80 days in odd-numbered years,a Legislative Council oversees legislative affairs in the interim periods,doing longer-term studies of issues,and drafting legislation for consideration of both houses during the next session.
Gilbert Ashville Pierce was an American author,journalist,playwright,and a member of the Indiana House of Representatives,the eighth Governor of Dakota Territory,and representative for North Dakota in the United States Senate. Pierce County,North Dakota was named in his honor.
Martin Nelson Johnson was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States representative and senator from North Dakota.
The 2012 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election,other United States Senate elections,United States House of Representatives elections,and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic-NPL Senator Kent Conrad decided to retire instead of running for reelection to a fifth term.
Carl R. Kositzky was a North Dakota public servant and politician with the Republican Party who served as the North Dakota State Auditor from 1917 to 1920.
Robert Steele Lewis was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the seventh Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Governor John Burke. Lewis also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1901 to 1905.
Joseph John Cichy is an American attorney and former gridiron football player. He played college football primarily as a safety for the North Dakota State Bison. He is an inductee of the College Football Hall of Fame.
Robert Middleton Pollock,also known as R. M. Pollock,was a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1901–1902 and served as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives. He was also a member of the constitutional convention that drafted the North Dakota Constitution in 1889.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Dakota on Tuesday,November 2,2010,with primary elections being held on June 8,2010.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of North Dakota on November 4,2014. Five of North Dakota's executive officers were up for election as well as the state's at-large seat in the United States House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 10,2014.
Larry Bellew is an American politician. He is a former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 38th District,serving from 2000 to 2023,and is a member of the Republican party. He served as Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives during the 2017-19 biennium.
The state of North Dakota has improved in its treatment of lesbian,gay,bisexual and transgender residents in the late 1990s and into the 21st Century,when the LGBT community began to openly establish events,organizations and outlets for fellow LGBT residents and allies,and increase in political and community awareness.
Rick Clark Becker is an American businessman and politician from Bismarck. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives as an Independent,having been elected as a Republican.
Douglas James Burgum is an American businessman and politician serving since 2016 as the 33rd governor of North Dakota. He is among the wealthiest governors in the U.S.,with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion according to Forbes. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Kelly Michael Armstrong is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the North Dakota state senator from the 36th district from 2012 to 2018 and chair of the North Dakota Republican Party from 2015 until 2018. On January 23,2024,he announced he would not seek re-election in 2024,instead opting to run in the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election.
North Dakota has held two statewide elections in 2020:a primary election on Tuesday,June 9,and a general election on Tuesday,November 3. In addition,each township has elected officers on Tuesday,March 17,and each school district held their elections on a date of their choosing between April 1 and June 30.
Merrill Piepkorn is an American entertainer and politician who has served in the North Dakota Senate from the 44th district since 2016. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Piepkorn is a candidate in the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election. He has also hosted radio shows on Prairie Public Radio and served as the public address announcer for the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks.
Lee Myxter is a former state representative in North Dakota. A Democrat,he represented District 27 and lived in Fargo. He is a former English teacher and is married with five children. Myxter taught in the Fargo public school system from 1967 until 2005,He won his first election,in 2006,by 1,895 votes coming first among four candidates. In 2009 he led the Democrat campaign to ensure that the State's Superintendent of Education held a licence to teach when elected. The same year he voted against North Dakota's Personhood of Children Act,which aimed to "provide equality and rights to all human beings at every stage of biological development". This step could eventually eliminate all types of induced abortion for nearly any reason in the state of North Dakota.
