Democratic state senator files paperwork for North Dakota gubernatorial bid

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A Democratic state senator in North Dakota has filed paperwork for a campaign to run for governor. Merrill Piepkorn, of Fargo, did not confirm his candidacy. However, he said he is planning a press conference soon. Democrat and security guard Travis Hipsher also is running for governor. A Democrat hasn't won the office in North Dakota since 1988.

North Dakota Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, D-Fargo, holds a Non-Partisan League political cartoon drawn by his uncle, John Hoaas, who farmed near Tioga, March 12, 2019, in Bismarck, N.D. The Democratic state senator in North Dakota has filed paperwork for a campaign to run for governor. He did not confirm his candidacy, however, he said he is planning a press conference soon. BISMARCK, N.D.

State Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, of Fargo, wouldn’t confirm he is running for governor, but recently filed campaign finance paperwork for a candidate committee. He did say he is planning a press conference early next month.Piepkorn is president of a company that produces television, movie and radio projects and live events. He was first elected in 2016 to the North Dakota Senate, where Democrats hold four of 47 seats.of Neche, also is running for governor.

A Democrat last won the governor’s office in 1988. The party hasn’t won a statewide office since Heidi Heitkamp’s U.S. Senate victory in 2012; she lost reelectionNorth Dakota voters will decide whether 81 is too old to serve in Congressmean no future governor can be elected more than twice, though Burgum could have sought a third and even fourth term.The governor is elected on a joint ticket with a lieutenant governor, but so far only Coachman has named a running mate.

 

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