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Heidi Heitkamp | |
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 Official portrait, 2013 | |
| United States Senator from North Dakota | |
| In office January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kent Conrad |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Cramer |
| 28th Attorney General of North Dakota | |
| In office December 15, 1992 – December 15, 2000 | |
| Governor | Ed Schafer |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Spaeth |
| Succeeded by | Wayne Stenehjem |
| 20th Tax Commissioner of North Dakota | |
| In office December 2, 1986 – December 15, 1992 | |
| Governor | George Sinner |
| Preceded by | Kent Conrad |
| Succeeded by | Robert Hanson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Kathryn Heitkamp October 30, 1955 Breckenridge, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (D-NPL) |
| Spouse | Darwin Lange |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Joel Heitkamp (brother) Jason Heitkamp (cousin) |
| Education | University of North Dakota (BA) Lewis & Clark College (JD) |
Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp (/ˈhaɪtkæmp/, HYTE-kamp; born October 30, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. 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 20th North Dakota tax commissioner from 1986 to 1992 and as the 28th North Dakota attorney general from 1992 to 2000. As of 2024[update], she is the last Democrat to hold or win statewide and/or congressional office in North Dakota.
Heitkamp ran for governor of North Dakota in 2000 and lost to Republican John Hoeven. She considered a bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2010 U.S. Senate election to replace the retiring Byron Dorgan,[1] but on March 3, 2010, declined to run against Hoeven, who was ultimately elected.[2]
In November 2011, Heitkamp declared her candidacy to replace the retiring Kent Conrad as U.S. senator from North Dakota in the 2012 election.[3] She narrowly defeated Republican Congressman Rick Berg on November 6, 2012, in that year's closest Senate race.[4] Heitkamp was North Dakota's second female senator, after Jocelyn Burdick, and the first woman to be elected to the Senate from the state.[5] On November 6, 2018, Republican congressman Kevin Cramer defeated Heitkamp in her bid for reelection.[6] After leaving the Senate, Heitkamp became a CNBC contributor[7] and visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.[8] In April 2019, with Senator Joe Donnelly of Indiana (who also lost reelection in 2018), she launched One Country Project, an organization aimed at helping Democrats reconnect with rural voters.[9][10] In January 2023, Heitkamp became the director of the University of Chicago Institute of Politics.[11]
- ^ Miller, Sean J. (January 7, 2010). "Heitkamp 'very interested' in rematch with Hoeven". The Hill.
- ^ McPike, Erin (March 3, 2010). "Heitkamp Won't Run In ND". The Hotline. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
- ^ Daum, Kristen M (November 8, 2011). "Speculation No More: Heitkamp announces U.S. Senate run". Flickertales from The Hill. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Democrat Heidi Heitkamp defeats Republican Rick Berg to win US Senate race in North Dakota". Associated Press. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Election Night in North Dakota". kfyrtv.com. November 7, 2012. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
- ^ "Incumbent Sen. Heidi Heitkamp concedes to Kevin Cramer in North Dakota Senate Race". ABC News. November 6, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- ^ Heitkamp, Heidi [@HeidiHeitkamp] (15 January 2019). "Off to an interesting start! Looking forward to talking with you all as a @CNBC contributor. #NewBeginning" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 16 July 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Former US Sen. Heitkamp Secures Roles With Harvard, CNBC". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. January 17, 2019. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Tony (April 29, 2019). "Former Sen. Joe Donnelly's new initiative: Teach Democrats to value rural voters". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ "One Country Project". One Country Project.
- ^ "Heidi Heitkamp named director of UChicago's Institute of Politics". news.uchicago.edu. University of Chicago News. 11 October 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.