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Emily O'Brien's first five months as HHS deputy commissioner have been busy, productive

Emily O'Brien has led the creation of the Rural Health Transformation Program to allocate $199 million in federal funds statewide, addressing health and nutrition challenges.

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GRAND FORKS — Five months into working for the Department of Health and Human Services, Emily O’Brien said her time as deputy commissioner has been a “whirlwind” so far. “It’s been go, go, go literally since I walked in the door,” she said. O’Brien has been deputy commissioner of HHS since August, when she resigned as a District 42 representative to take the position in Bismarck. She had represented Grand Forks in the state House since 2017. Sin…

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Grand Forks Herald broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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