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 has very weak electoral power in the state,controlling none of North Dakota's statewide or federal elected offices.
William "Wild Bill" Langer was a prominent American lawyer and politician from North Dakota,where he was an infamous character,bouncing back from a scandal that forced him out of the governor's office and into multiple trials. He was the 17th and 21st governor of North Dakota from 1932 to 1934 and from 1937 to 1939.
Bismarck State College (BSC) is a public college in Bismarck,North Dakota. It is the third largest college in the North Dakota University System with 3,781 students as of September 2016. Established in 1939,it is a comprehensive community college that offers the first two years of education toward a bachelor's degree in most fields as well as 20+ bachelor's degree and several undergraduate programs in conjunction with other university system institutions. Approximately 35 technical programs are offered and more than 150 courses are offered online. Unique to the institution are degrees in energy,including power and process plant technology,nuclear power technology,electric power technology,and renewable energy.
The 1956 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The 32 seats of Class 3 were contested in regular elections,and three special elections were held to fill vacancies. Although Democrats gained two seats in regular elections,the Republicans gained two seats in special elections,leaving the party balance of the chamber unchanged.
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.
Milton Ruben Young was an American politician,most notable for representing North Dakota in the United States Senate from 1945 until 1981. At the time of his retirement,he was the most senior Republican in the Senate.
John Moses was the 22nd Governor of North Dakota from 1939 to 1945,and served in the United States Senate in 1945 until his death that year. Excluding those appointed to fill brief vacancies,and those not seated at the beginning of their lawful terms,Moses is the shortest-serving U.S. senator ever,in office for just 59 days.
Martin Nelson Johnson was an American attorney and politician who served as a United States representative and senator from North Dakota.
Richard Alan Berg is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2013. Berg served on the House Ways and Means Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before his election to Congress in 2010,he served in the state North Dakota House of Representatives,with stints as majority leader and speaker. On May 16,2011,Berg announced his run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad but lost narrowly to Democrat Heidi Heitkamp on November 6,2012.
Daniel Paul Ahlers is an American businessman and politician who was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in the 2020 election,which he lost to Republican incumbent Mike Rounds. Ahlers was a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and of the South Dakota Senate (2008–10),representing District 25,which encompasses Dell Rapids and areas north and northeast of Sioux Falls.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of North Dakota:
Ronald J. Alting is a member of the Indiana State Senate representing Senate District 22,which contains most of Tippecanoe County. He is a Republican. Alting was first elected to the Indiana State Senate in 1998. Prior to that,Alting served as a member of the Lafayette,Indiana City Council.
Rich Wardner is a former Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for the 37th district.
Randel Christmann is a Republican politician from North Dakota. He represented the 33rd district in the North Dakota Senate from 1995 to 2013. In 2012,he was elected to the North Dakota Public Service Commission,as one of three members elected statewide.
Leverrett Oley Larsen is a former Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for the 3rd district.
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.
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.
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.
The 2022 North Dakota House of Representatives elections were held on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections. Sixty-six of the seats in the North Dakota House of Representatives were up for election. Primary elections were held on June 14,2022. The elections coincided with elections for other offices in North Dakota,including the US Senate,US House,North Dakota Secretary of State,North Dakota Attorney General,and the North Dakota Senate.
