Jill Kringstad | |
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Member of the North Dakota Public Service Commission | |
Assumed office January 2025 | |
Governor | Kelly Armstrong |
Preceded by | Julie Fedorchak |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 1 [1] |
Education | Minnesota State University Moorhead (BA) |
Jill Kringstad is an American politician from North Dakota. In January 2025,Kringstad was appointed to serve on the North Dakota Public Service Commission after commissioner Julie Fedorchak was elected to the U.S. House.
In 2012,Kringstad graduated from Minnesota State University Moorhead with a Bachelors in Accounting. From 2013 to 2016,Kringstad worked for Basin Electric Power Cooperative as both an accountant and an internal auditor. Kringstad began working as an accountant for the PSC in 2016 before eventually becoming manager of business operations from 2019 until 2025. [2] [3] [4]
Kringstad was also as an intern for both senator John Hoeven and former representative Rick Berg. [5]
On January 6,2025,Kringstad was appointed by governor Kelly Armstrong to serve on the North Dakota Public Service Commission after a seat opened with the election of Julie Fedorchak to Congress. [6] [7] The seat will be up for election to serve the remaining years of Fedorchak's term in 2026. [8]
Kringstad volunteer worked the Honor Flight for veterans in 2018,citing her grandfather who served in the military. [9]
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