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North Dakota is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest,named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east,South Dakota to the south,and Montana to the west. It is believed to host the geographic center of North America,Rugby,and is home to the tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere,the KVLY-TV mast.
Lynn Joseph Frazier was an American educator and politician who served as the 12th Governor of North Dakota from 1917 until being recalled in 1921 and later served as a U.S. Senator from North Dakota from 1923 to 1941. He was the first American governor ever successfully recalled from office. The only other American governor to ever be recalled is Gray Davis,who was recalled in 2003.
The Nonpartisan League (NPL) was a left-wing political party founded in 1915 in North Dakota by Arthur C. Townley,a former organizer for the Socialist Party of America. On behalf of small farmers and merchants,the Nonpartisan League advocated state control of mills,grain elevators,banks and other farm-related industries in order to reduce the power of corporate and political interests from Minneapolis and Chicago.
North Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Fargo,North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as the state's land-grant university. NDSU is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity". As of 2021,NDSU offers 94 undergraduate majors,146 undergraduate degree programs,5 undergraduate certificate programs,84 undergraduate minors,87 master's degree programs,51 doctoral degree programs of study,and 210 graduate certificate programs.
William Frederick Lemke was an American politician who represented North Dakota in the United States House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party. He was also the Union Party's presidential candidate in the 1936 presidential election.
The North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the national Democratic Party. It was formed as the outcome of a merger of two parties;the state previously had a three-party political system. It is one of only two state Democratic Party affiliates to have a different name from the central party,the other being the neighboring Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party. The party currently controls none of North Dakota's federal or statewide elected offices.
The University of Jamestown is a private Christian university in Jamestown,North Dakota. Founded in 1883 by the Presbyterian Church,it has about 1,300 students enrolled and has been co-educational from its founding. Until August 2013,the school was known as Jamestown College.
Quentin Northrup Burdick was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party,he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S. Senate (1960–1992). At the time of his death,he was the third longest-serving senator among current members of the Senate.
Arthur Albert Link was an American politician of the North Dakota Democratic Party,and later the Democratic-NPL. He served as a U.S. Representative from 1971 to 1973 and as the 27th Governor of North Dakota from 1973 to 1981.
Roger Johnson is past president of the National Farmers Union,and the immediate past North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. As of 2021,he is the most recent statewide elected Democrat to serve in the North Dakota state government.
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.
Pam Gulleson is a former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party,representing the 26th district from 1993 to 2009. She is now Vice President of Public Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the U.S. representative from North Dakota's at-large congressional district,who will represent the state of North Dakota in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with all other states' House of Representatives elections. Incumbent Republican representative Kevin Cramer,who has served in the seat since 2013,ran for re-election to a second two-year term in office. Cramer is the first Republican congressman to be re-elected in North Dakota since 1978.
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.
North Dakota held two statewide elections in 2016:a primary election on Tuesday,June 14,and a general election on Tuesday,November 8. In addition,each township elected officers on Tuesday,March 15,and each school district selected a date between April 1 and June 30 to hold their elections. This would have been the first election since the state legislature revoked the ability to use a student or military ID to satisfy state ID voting requirements,but a court ruling in August struck the down the provision,and the election was held under the 2013 rules.
Marvin Nelson is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. He serves in the North Dakota House of Representatives as a member of the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party.
The 2018 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 6,2018,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Dakota,concurrently with other elections to the U.S. Senate,as well as other federal,state and local elections in North Dakota.
Gretchen Dobervich is an American politician. Dobervich is a Democratic-NPL member of the North Dakota House of Representatives who has represented District 11 since October 2016. District 11 is in south central Fargo and includes Fargo South High,Carl Ben Eielson Middle School,Lewis and Clark Elementary,and Lindenwood Park
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.
Paul J. Thomas is an American farmer,businessman,and politician serving as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 6th district. Elected in November 2020,he assumed office on December 1,2020.
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