By Sen.-elect Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) – Almost exactly one year ago, I began my campaign for the U.S. Senate. Since then, I’ve traveled to every corner of North Dakota, talking about the state’s priorities: passing a farm bill, advocating for … Continue reading →
The bottom line on the election for me? I won money and lost face. In mid-October, I made a bet with a Republican politico. He took Rick Berg by four points. I took Heidi Heitkamp in a recount. I was … Continue reading →
Jamestown native Tessa Gould, who ran Democrat Heidi Heitkamp’s successful campaign for the U.S. Senate, will serve as her chief of staff in Washington. From the very, very early run when I came to this decision, Tessa was top on … Continue reading →
Now that Heidi Heitkamp is heading to Washington, she`s getting her plans ready for when she gets there. In her own words: “You came to the rallies, you opened up your checkbook, you donated, you volunteered, you put some skin … Continue reading →
One of the closest races in the entire 2012 election was the North Dakota Senate race between Republican Rick Berg and Democrat Heidi Heitkamp. This one wasn’t settled until the morning after, and the entire race itself was a bit … Continue reading →
Two days after her election to the U.S. Senate, Heidi Heitkamp said she was not certain she would be greeting happy supporters at a Grand Forks victory party today, but she gave them all the credit.
Former Democratic Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp is North Dakota’s newest U.S. senator after one of the state’s closest election races. Republican Rep. Rick Berg conceded the race Wednesday afternoon. The freshman congressman’s concession speech came during a luncheon in Fargo. … Continue reading →
The biggest upset in North Dakota’s U.S. Senate race wasn’t Heidi Heitkamp beating Rick Berg. It was Heitkamp beating Nate Silver. Silver, the New York Times blogger who predicts election outcomes using a souped-up statistical model, didn’t miss often on … Continue reading →
Despite the required recount, North Dakota tribes and Indian country were already celebrating the efforts put forth for Indian champion Heidi Heitkamp’s improbable victory in her bid to hold Democrat Kent Conrad’s United States Senate seat. After Conrad’s announced retirement … Continue reading →
Democrat Heidi Heitkamp averted a Republican sweep in North Dakota’s top races with a narrow defeat of Republican Rep. Rick Berg in the U.S. Senate race. Heitkamp won the race by fewer than 3,000 votes, and Berg could have asked … Continue reading →
