Heidi Heitkamp

A Senator from North Dakota. Born in Breckenridge, Minn. , October 30, 1955. Graduated University of North Dakota, B. A. , 1977. Graduated Lewis &. Clark College, J. D. , 1980. Lawyer, Environmental Protection Agency 1980-1981. Lawyer, Office of the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner 1981-1986. Director, Dakota Gasification Company. Tax commissioner of North Dakota 1986-1992. Attorney general of North Dakota 1992-2000. Unsuccessful Democratic candidate for governor of North Dakota in 2000. Elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 2012, and served from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2019. Was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Senate in 2018.