JoNell Bakke is a former Democratic-NPL member of the North Dakota Senate from the 43rd district located in the

Grand Forks Grand Forks is the third-largest city in the state of North Dakota (after Fargo and Bismarck) and the county seat of Grand Forks County. According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 59,166. Grand Forks, along with its twin city o ...

area. Bakke previously served in the North Dakota Senate during the 60th Legislative Assembly from 2006 to 2010. A retired special education teacher, Bakke earned her Bachelor of Science and Master of Education at the University of North Dakota. In the November 2018 election, Bakke defeated Senator

Lonnie Laffen Lonnie Laffen (July 16, 1958 – December 23, 2020) was an American politician and architect. Laffen was born in Wimbledon, North Dakota. He received his bachelor's degree in architecture and history from North Dakota State University. Laffen w ...

by six percentage points.

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