List Of Agriculture Commissioners Of North Dakota
The following is a list of Agriculture Commissioners of North Dakota since 1966 when the office was established. Prior to 1966, the office was combined with the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and was called the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor. The holders of that office can be found at the List of North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor. Commissioners from Dahl to Vogel were officially known as ''Commissioners of Agriculture'', while commissioners Johnson and those to follow are known as ''Agriculture Commissioners''. This is due to a change of title that was voted on in 1996. Agriculture Commissioners serve four-year terms. {, class=wikitable , -bgcolor=#cccccc ! # !! Name !! Term !! Party , - , 1 , , Arne Dahl , , 1966–1974 , , Republican , - , 2 , , Myron Just , , 1974–1980 , , Democratic-NPL , - , 3 , , H. Kent Jones , , 1981–1988 , , Republican , - , 4 , , Sarah Vogel , , 1989–1997 , , Democrat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Dakota
North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south, and Montana to the west. It is believed to host the geographic center of North America, Rugby, North Dakota, Rugby, and is home to the tallest man-made structure in the Western Hemisphere, the KVLY-TV mast. North Dakota is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 19th largest state, but with a population of less than 780,000 2020 United States census, as of 2020, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by population, 4th least populous and List of U.S. states by population density, 4th most sparsely populated. The capital is Bismarck, North Dakota, Bismarck while the largest city is Fargo, North Dakota, Fargo, which accounts for nearly a fifth of the s ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Dakota Commissioner Of Labor
In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed official who heads the North Dakota Department of Labor and Human Rights. The present commissioner is Erica Thunder. The Commissioner of Labor is responsible for a broad array of duties relating to employment and employment conditions in North Dakota. History Originally, the Department of Labor was combined with the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and was collectively called the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor until 1966 when the two agencies split. The Agriculture Commissioner's term was then extended from two years to four, and was placed on a party affiliated ballot, while the Commissioner of Labor was placed on a no party ballot. Since 1994, however, the Labor Commissioner has no longer been on the ballot, and is instead appointed by the Governor of North Dakota. In 2013, the department was renamed the Department of Labor and H ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Dakota Commissioner Of Agriculture And Labor
The North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture in 1966, when the two departments also split due to a constitutional change that was voted on in 1964. History The office was first held by Henry T. Helgesen and the longest tenure in the office was that of Math Dahl, who held the office for 25 years. His son, Arne, was the last to hold the office before it was eliminated in 1966. He then went on to become the first North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture. See also *North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner *North Dakota Labor Commissioner In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Commissioner of Labor, commonly referred to as Labor Commissioner, is an appointed official who heads the North Dakota Depa ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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List Of North Dakota Commissioners Of Agriculture And Labor
The following is a list of North Dakota commissioners of agriculture and labor from 1889 to 1966, when the office was split into two entities: the North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, agriculture commissioner and the North Dakota Labor Commissioner, labor commissioner. George E. Adams (North Dakota), George E. Adams won the 1892 election, but did not qualify for the office, so Nelson Williams (North Dakota), Nelson Williams was appointed to the position instead. See also *List of agriculture commissioners of North Dakota Notes {{Reflist Government of North Dakota Lists of state constitutional officers of North Dakota, Agriculture North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor, * ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Arne Dahl (politician)
Arne Dahl (May 7, 1907 – February 2, 1974) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the last North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1965 to 1966, and as the first North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring, a Republican. The office ... from 1966 to 1974. He died in office in 1974 at age 66. 1907 births 1974 deaths North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture and Labor North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture North Dakota Republicans 20th-century American politicians {{NorthDakota-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Dakota Republican Party
The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. Its platform is conservative. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling North Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat, both U.S. Senate seats, the governorship, and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature. History The state Republican Party has always been a major force in state politics, in many cases having a dominant position. Founded in 1889, the Party initially dominated all state politics for the state's first 20 years of existence, with the exception of a brief period from 1893 to 1894 in which the North Dakota Democratic-Independent Party briefly overthrew the Republican Party. In the early 20th century, the Party was effectively divided into two groups that nominated candidates on the Republican ticket, the progressive Non-Partisan League (NPL) and the conservative Independent Voters Association (IVA). This period ended when the NPL me ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Myron Just
Myron Just (born 1941) is a North Dakota politician and farmer who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture from 1974 to 1980, and in the North Dakota Senate from 1971 to 1973. He farmed near Berlin, North Dakota Berlin is a city in LaMoure County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 31 at the 2020 census. Berlin was founded in 1887. Geography Berlin is located at (46.378410, -98.487859). According to the United States Census Bureau, the .... He currently resides in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Just was a Lieutenant Governor candidate during the 1980 election, but failed to secure the North Dakota Democratic-NPL nomination. Notes 1941 births Living people North Dakota Commissioners of Agriculture North Dakota state senators People from LaMoure County, North Dakota {{NorthDakota-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Dakota Democratic NPL Party
North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is related to the Old High German ''nord'', both descending from the Proto-Indo-European unit *''ner-'', meaning "left; below" as north is to left when facing the rising sun. Similarly, the other cardinal directions are also related to the sun's position. The Latin word ''borealis'' comes from the Greek '' boreas'' "north wind, north", which, according to Ovid, was personified as the wind-god Boreas, the father of Calais and Zetes. ''Septentrionalis'' is from ''septentriones'', "the seven plow oxen", a name of ''Ursa Major''. The Greek ἀρκτικός (''arktikós'') is named for the same constellation, and is the source of the English word ''Arctic''. Other languages have other derivations. For example, in Lezgian, ''kefer'' can mea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sarah Vogel
Sarah Vogel is a North Dakota farm advocate, author, former politician, and lawyer who served as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture from 1989 to 1997. As a lawyer, she specialized in agricultural law. Early life and education Sarah was born in Bismarck, North Dakota in 1946. She is the granddaughter of Frank A. Vogel, chief adviser to William Langer, North Dakota’s governor from the Nonpartisan League and U.S. senator. Her father, Robert Vogel, was a former U.S. attorney and member of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Vogel grew up in Mandan, North Dakota, graduating from Mandan High School in 1964. After graduating from University of North Dakota in 1967 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, she attended and graduated from New York University School of Law. Career Law & Advocacy Prior to her public service career, Sarah Vogel served as special assistant [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Roger Johnson (North Dakota)
Roger Johnson is past president of the National Farmers Union, and the immediate past North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. As of 2021, he is the most recent statewide elected Democrat to serve in the North Dakota state government. Early life, education, and early career Johnson grew up on a farm in Turtle Lake, North Dakota. He earned a BA from North Dakota State University in 1975 and did graduate work for two years. He then started farming, while working as a farm credit counselor. In 1988 he was asked by Sarah Vogel, the Agriculture Commissioner at the time, to work for her and run the state's Agricultural Mediation Program, which helped farmers resolve financial problems with creditors. He resigned in 1996, when he ran for North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. Political career Johnson was first elected Agriculture Commissioner in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, and 2006. The election in 1996 was one of the cl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring is the current North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. A Republican, he was appointed to the office by Governor John Hoeven John Henry Hoeven III ( ; born March 13, 1957) is an American banker and politician serving as the senior U.S. senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Hoeven served as the 31st governor of No ... on April 6, 2009 to fill the vacancy created when Democratic-NPL incumbent Roger Johnson resigned to become president of the National Farmers Union. Goehring had previously challenged Johnson in the 2004 and 2006 elections. Electoral history External links [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring, a Republican. The office is a high-profile position, as agriculture is key to the state economy. The Commissioner of Agriculture is also a member of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, a three-member panel that oversees North Dakota's state-owned enterprises and also includes the Governor and Attorney General. The Agriculture Commissioner also sits alongside the Governor and seven other members on the State Water Commission. History Originally, the Department of Agriculture was combined with the North Dakota Department of Labor and was collectively called the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor until 1966 when the two agencies split. The Agriculture Commissioner's term was then extended from two years to four, and was placed on a party affiliated ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |