North Dakota Republican Party

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The North Dakota Republican Party, abbreviated ND GOP, is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The current party chairman is Gary Emineth. The party currently controls both of the state's legislative bodies (the House and Senate) as well as 11 of the North Dakota's 12 statewide offices.

[edit] History

The state Republican party has always been a major force in state politics, in many cases having a dominant position. Founded in 1889, the party initially dominated all state politics for the state's first 20 years of existence, with the exception of a brief period from 1893 to 1894 in which the North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party briefly overthrew the Republican party.

In the early 20th century, the party was effectively divided into two groups that nominated candidates on the Republican ticket, the progressive Non-Partisan League and the conservative Independent Voters Association. This period ended when the NPL merged with the state Democratic party, and the IVA effectively became known as the Republican party. Currently, the party maintains majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate and controls 11 of the 12 statewide offices.

The party holds its convention in the spring of election years. 2008's Republican Convention will be held from March 28 to March 30 in Fargo.

[edit] Notable figures

• Thomas S. Kleppe - former United States Secretary of the Interior
• Milton Young - United States Senator who served as President pro tempore for a day
• Mark Andrews - former United States Senator
• Ed Schafer - former Governor of North Dakota
• Allen Olson - former Governor of North Dakota

[edit] Elected officials

• Governor - John Hoeven
• Lieutenant Governor - Jack Dalrymple
• Secretary of State - Al Jaeger
• Attorney General - Wayne Stenehjem
• Insurance Commissioner - Jim Poolman
• Tax Commissioner - Cory Fong
• Auditor - Bob Peterson
• North Dakota State Treasurer - Kelly Schmidt
• Public Service Commissioners - Susan Wefald, Kevin Cramer, Tony Clark
• North Dakota House Majority Leader - Bob Stenehjem
• North Dakota Senate Majority Leader - Rick Berg

[edit] 2006 midterm election candidates

The following Republican candidates were re-elected in 2006:

• Wayne Stenehjem - Attorney General
• Al Jaeger - Secretary of State
• Cory Fong - Tax Commissioner
• Tony Clark - Public Service Commissioner

The following Republican candidates ran for an office not held by the Republican party and were unsuccessful:

• Dwight Grotberg - U.S. Senate
• Matt Mechtel - U.S. House of Representatives
• Doug Goehring - Agriculture Commissioner

[edit] See also

• List of state Republican Parties in the U.S.
• Politics of North Dakota
• North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party - North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party

[edit] External links

• North Dakota Republican Party website