Dem-NPL Party Endorses Candidates at Convention

Dem-NPL party endorses candidates at convention

This weekend, the Dem-NPL party held its state convention at Bismarck State College and endorsed a number of candidates for statewide office as the party looks ahead to the November elections.

Fedorchak to forgo NDGOP state convention

WASHINGTON — North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak is not attending this year’s North Dakota Republican Party convention in Minot. Her campaign spokeswoman tells Flag Family News that she’s focusing the bulk of her time ‘doing the hard work North Dakotans’ elected her to do. She called herself a ‘teammate’ to President Trump and his pro-energy, pro-border security agenda. The President has already endorsed her reelection. Fedorchak will foc…

Port: None of North Dakota’s statewide GOP incumbents are seeking party’s endorsement

MINOT — To avoid any confusion from this column, I must first explain that in North Dakota, a political party’s endorsement isn’t the same thing as the party’s nomination. Traditionally, the Democrats and the Republicans (and sometimes third parties, when they’re active) hold a state convention in the spring of every election year. Those conventions issue endorsements for candidates. Under state law, the parties can notify the Secretary of State…

North Dakota Republicans Skip the Party’s Endorsement

None of the Republican incumbents currently holding statewide office in North Dakota will be seeking the Republican party’s endorsement at the state convention later this month, the Fargo Forum reports. “A candidate or two choosing to skip a party convention for tactical reasons isn’t unusual, but the full slate of statewide candidates opting out sure is. Party leadership has been taken over by populist activists who are, in many ways, hostile t…

North Dakota Democrats endorse several statewide candidates

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Democrats rallied for a turnaround Saturday, endorsing several candidates for statewide office to take on Republicans in November. The Democratic-NPL Party endorsed state Sen. Ryan Braunberger of Fargo for secretary of state, Scot Kelsh of Fargo and John Pederson of Mayville for Public Service Commission and Tim Lamb of Grand Forks for attorney general. The party also issued a letter of suppor…

A wrap-up of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL State Convention

The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party held its state endorsing convention in Bismarck over the weekend. Here are some highlights: