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115Th Congress 203 NORTH DAKOTA 115th Congress 203 NORTH DAKOTA (Population 2010, 675,591) SENATORS JOHN HOEVEN, Republican, of Bismarck, ND; born in Bismarck, March 13, 1957; edu- cation: B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1979; M.B.A., Northwestern University, Chi- cago, IL, 1981; professional: executive vice president, First Western Bank, Minot, 1986–93; president and CEO, Bank of North Dakota, 1993–2000; Governor of North Dakota, 2000–10; religion: Catholic; family: married to Mikey; two children; caucuses: Air Force Caucus; Con- gressional Sportsmen’s Caucus; Senate Western Caucus; Norway Caucus; Rural Education Cau- cus; National Guard Caucus; E–911 Caucus; Rural Health Caucus; General Aviation Caucus; Impact Aid Coalition; Senate Republican High-Tech Task Force; Senate Veterans Jobs Caucus; Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus; Hydrogen Fuel Cell Caucus; ICBM Coalition; Port-to-Plains Caucus; UAS Integration Working Group; committees: chair, Indian Affairs; Agriculture, Nutri- tion, and Forestry; Appropriations; Energy and Natural Resources; Homeland Security and Gov- ernmental Affairs; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010; reelected to the U.S. Senate on November 8, 2016. Office Listings http://hoeven.senate.gov www.facebook.com/senatorjohnhoeven https://twitter.com/senjohnhoeven 338 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 .................................................. (202) 224–2551 Chief of Staff.—Cassie Bladow. FAX: 224–7999 Legislative Director.—Daniel Auger. Communications Director.—Kami Capener. U.S. Federal Building, 220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 312, Bismarck, ND 58501 .............. (701) 250–4618 State Director.—Jessica Lee. FAX: 239–5112 1802 32nd Avenue South, Suite B, Fargo, ND 58103 .............................................................. (701) 239–5389 Federal Building, 102 North Fourth Street, Room 108, Grand Forks, ND 58203 ................... (701) 746–8972 100 1st Street SouthWest, Suite 107, Minot, ND 58701 .......................................................... (701) 838–1361 Williston, ND .............................................................................................................................. (701) 580–4535 *** HEIDI HEITKAMP, Democrat, of Mandan, ND; born in Breckenridge, MN, October 30, 1955; education: B.A., University of North Dakota, ND, 1977; J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School, 1980; professional: attorney, United States Environmental Protection Agency, 1980–81; attorney, Office of the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner, 1981–86; Tax Commissioner, State of North Dakota, 1986–92; Attorney General, State of North Dakota, 1992–2000; director, Dakota Gasification Company, 2001–12; religion: Catholic; family: married to Dr. Darwin Lange; two children; caucuses: Afterschool Caucus; Bicameral Congressional Arthritis Caucus; Bipartisan Task Force on Tribal Colleges and Universities; Career and Technical Education Caucus; Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth; Congressional Coalition on Adoption; Congres- sional Diabetes Caucus; Congressional ICBM Coalition; Congressional Next Generation 9-1-1 Caucus; Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus; Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus; Deadly Can- cers Caucus; Defense Communities Caucus; General Aviation Caucus; Impact Aid Coalition; Law Enforcement Caucus; National Guard Caucus; Nursing Caucus; Ports to Plains Caucus; Rural Health Caucus; Senate Cultural Caucus; Social Work Caucus; committees: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Homeland Security and Govern- mental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 6, 2012. Office Listings http://heitkamp.senate.gov https://twitter.com/senatorheitkamp www.facebook.com/senatorheidiheitkamp 516 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 ....................................................... (202) 224–2043 Chief of Staff.—Tessa Gould. FAX: 224–7776 Legislative Director.—Tracee Sutton. 220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 228, Bismarck, ND 58501 ..................................................... (701) 258–4648 State Director.—Ross Keys. 657 Second Avenue North, Room 306, Fargo, ND 58102 ....................................................... (701) 232–8030 33 South 3rd Street, Suite B, Grand Forks, ND 58201 ............................................................. (701) 775–9601 100 First Street, SW., Room 105, Minot, ND 58701 ................................................................ (701) 852–0703 40 First Avenue West, Suite 202, Dickinson, ND 58601 ......................................................... (701) 225–0974 .
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