Grand Forks is the 3rd most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census,the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks,along with its twin city of East Grand Forks,Minnesota,forms the center of the Grand Forks,ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area,which is often called Greater Grand Forks or the Grand Cities.
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.
Nikki G. Setzler is an American politician who is a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate,representing the 26th District since 1976. In November 2020,Setzler announced that he would step down as Minority Leader.
Michael Folmer is an American politician and convicted sex offender. He represented the 48th district in the Pennsylvania State Senate,which includes all of Lebanon County and portions of Dauphin and York Counties,from 2007 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Drew Howard Wrigley is an American attorney,lawyer,and politician from North Dakota. Wrigley currently serves as the attorney general of North Dakota after being appointed to the position by Governor Doug Burgum following the death of Wayne Stenehjem. Wrigley had previously declared his candidacy for the office in early January 2022. Wrigley was elected to a four-year term in November 2022,garnering 71% of the vote. Wrigley previously served as the United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota from 2001 to 2009 and again from 2019 to 2021,appointed by President George W. Bush and Donald Trump,respectively. Between his terms as United States attorney,Wrigley served as the 37th lieutenant governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) persons in the U.S. state of North Dakota may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in North Dakota,and same-sex couples and families headed by same-sex couples are eligible for all of the protections available to opposite-sex married couples;same-sex marriage has been legal since June 2015 as a result of Obergefell v. Hodges. State statutes do not address discrimination on account of sexual orientation or gender identity;however,the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County established that employment discrimination against LGBT people is illegal under federal law.
The 2016 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This would have been the first time North Dakotans selected a governor under new voter ID requirements,in which a student ID was insufficient identification to vote,but a court ruling in August 2016 struck the down the provision;the election was held under the 2013 rules.
Delanie Jane Wiedrich is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Hazen,North Dakota,who was crowned Miss North Dakota 2015. She competed for the Miss America 2016 title in September 2015.
Rick 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.
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.
Janne Myrdal is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate,representing the 19th district. Myrdal was first elected in 2016 to the 10th district,and re-elected in 2020. She is known for her anti-abortion activism and opposition to LGBTQ rights.
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.
Shannon Roers Jones is an American attorney and politician. She served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 46th district since December 1,2016. She was the North Dakota House Republican Caucus Chairperson from 2019 to 2021.
Thomas Beadle is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. A Republican,he is the North Dakota State Treasurer. Beadle was previously a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives.
Roland Clifford Riemers is an American perennial candidate best known for winning the 1996 North Dakota Democratic presidential primary.
Lauren Kaye Scott,known professionally as Dakota Skye,was an American pornographic film actor who appeared in more than 300 adult videos from 2013 through 2019.
A statue of Elizabeth II by Leo Mol was installed in Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada.
Jonathan Sickler is an American politician. He serves as a Republican member for the 17th district of the North Dakota Senate.
