Joshua Boschee is an American politician, who was elected to the

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in the 2012 state elections. A member of the

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, he represents the 44th District in the legislature, serving alongside Karla Rose Hanson in a dual-member district."ND Elects First Openly Gay State Legislator"
. ''Valley News Live'', November 7, 2012. He is the first openly

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candidate ever elected to the state legislature in North Dakota. His campaign was opposed by a series of attack ads alleging that he was promoting a "gay agenda," which were revealed to have been funded by

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politician and anti-LGBT activist Eugene Delgaudio through his group Public Advocate of the United States."Election Results: LGBT Races to Watch"
'' The Advocate'', November 6, 2012. Originally from

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, Boschee currently resides in Fargo, and was an employee of

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at the time of his election.

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Joshua Boschee
1982 births 21st-century American politicians Gay politicians LGBT state legislators in North Dakota Living people Democratic Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives People from Minot, North Dakota Politicians from Fargo, North Dakota {{NorthDakota-politician-stub