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A member of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party, she was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from North Dakota. Heitkamp served as the 28th North Dakota attorney general from 1992 to 2000 and 20th North Dakota tax commissioner from 1986 to 1992.
May 19, 2024 · Heidi Heitkamp (born October 30, 1955, Breckenridge, Minnesota, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician who represented North Dakota in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019. She was the first woman elected senator from the state.
U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp was the first female senator elected from North Dakota, serving from 2013–2019. During her six years in the U.S. Senate, Heitkamp quickly became a proven senator who worked across the aisle to fight for North Dakotans.
Oct 11, 2022 · Former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp, whose decades of service have been marked by thoughtful efforts to bridge political divides, has been named director of the University of Chicago’s Institute of Politics, effective Jan. 3, 2023. She succeeds David Axelrod, who announced in February his plans to step down from the role.
Nov 6, 2018 · Heitkamp ( Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent North Dakota. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018. Prior to becoming a senator in 2012, Heitkamp was on the board of directors of Dakota Gasification.
Dec 11, 2018 · BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Democrat Heidi Heitkamp bid an emotional farewell to the U.S. Senate, telling colleagues that “gridlock and partisanship does not have to rule the day.” Heitkamp, in a half-hour speech from the Senate floor, appealed to Congress to display “more political courage” and to “rise above “partisanship ...
Dec 6, 2018 · Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is preparing to leave the U.S. Senate having lost re-election in November. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with the North Dakota senator about her term.
