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John Henry Hoeven III is an American banker and politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota,a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party,Hoeven served as the 31st governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010.
Timothy Peter Johnson is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the United States representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1987 to 1997 and in the state legislature from 1979 to 1987. Johnson chose not to seek reelection as a Senator in 2014;South Dakota’s congressional delegation has been all-Republican since he left office. Johnson is also the last Democrat to have held statewide office in South Dakota or win a statewide election in the state.
Gaylord Kent Conrad is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986,he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for 12 years.
Byron Leslie Dorgan is an American author,businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Minot State University is a public university in Minot,North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school,MSU evolved into a university,and is currently the third-largest university in North Dakota,offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Ellis James Abdnor was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
Coe Isaac Crawford was an American attorney and politician from South Dakota. He served as the sixth Governor and as a U.S. Senator.
John Stewart Dalrymple III is an American politician and businessman who served as the 32nd Governor of North Dakota from 2010 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 2000 to 2010 under Governor John Hoeven.
Daniel Terry Blue Jr. is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate,representing the state's 14th Senate district,and is the Senate minority leader.
Robert "Bob" Stenehjem was a North Dakota Republican politician,serving in the North Dakota Senate for District 30. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 2001 until his death in 2011. Stenehjem ran for the Republican nomination for a seat on the North Dakota Public Service Commission in 2008 to succeed the retiring Commissioner,Susan Wefald. Stenehjem lost the nomination during the North Dakota Republican Party's state convention on March 29,2008,coming in second place to eventual nominee Brian Kalk,a professor at North Dakota State University,during the North Dakota Republican Party state convention March 29,2008. Stenehjem was subsequently re-elected to his seat in the state senate in 2008. Stenehjem was a graduate of Bismarck High School and Bismarck State College. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and the National Rifle Association of America. He was the brother of North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
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.
The politics of North Dakota were shaped historically by early settlement by people from the Northern Tier,who carried their politics west ultimately from New England,upstate New York,and the Upper Midwest. The area and state also received numerous European immigrants and migrants,particularly during the era of opening up of former Native American lands for sale and settlement.
Edward Lorenzio Garden was an American politician from Souris,North Dakota who served in both chambers of the North Dakota Legislature,representing the 28th legislative district of North Dakota as a Republican. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1907 to 1910 and the North Dakota Senate from 1911 to 1914.
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.
John M. Andrist was a Republican politician who was a member of the North Dakota Senate for the 2nd district from 1993 to 2014.
Leverrett Oley Larsen is a former Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for the 3rd district.
William R. Devlin is an American politician in the state of North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives,representing the 23rd district. A Republican,he was first elected in 2010 and also served from 1997 to 2005. He is an alumnus of Mayville State College and former newspaper publisher. Devlin is a former president of the North Dakota Newspaper Association. During his first stint in the House of Representatives,he was the Majority Party Caucus Leader for one year in 1999. He was named Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2013. On September 10,2013,he met with Jack J. C. Yang of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Kansas City.
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The 2020 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Rounds was reelected to a second term in office,overperforming Donald Trump in the concurrent presidential election by 4.93 points.