Benjamin A. Vig is an American politician from

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. He is a former member of the

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and the

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nominee for lieutenant governor in the 2020 election. Vig graduated from Valley City State University in 2005. He defeated Bill Devlin in the 2006 elections to represent District 23 in the

. He lost his reelection bid to Devlin in 2010. Vig considered running for seat in the

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in the 2012 election, but opted against it. He ran for the North Dakota House in District 23 again in 2014, but lost. In the 2020 elections, Shelley Lenz, the Democratic nominee for

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, selected Vig as her running mate. Lenz and Vig lost to

Doug Burgum Douglas James Burgum (born August 1, 1956) is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 33rd governor of North Dakota since 2016. He is a member of the Republican Party. Burgum was born and raised in the small to ...

and Brent Sanford, who were reelected to their second terms as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.https://bismarcktribune.com/burgum-sanford-sworn-in-for-a-second-term/article_93ae7d0e-f487-5378-9c40-cec39ea4bf7a.html

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