Port: NDGOP refuses to seat chair for District 25, complicating replacement of deceased lawmaker

Port: NDGOP refuses to seat chair for District 25, complicating replacement of deceased lawmaker

MINOT — Rep. Cynthia Schreiber-Beck, a widely respected lawmaker from District 25, tragically passed away earlier this year. Internecine conflict within her political party is making the process of replacing her a difficult one. Typically, a vacancy in the Legislature is handled thusly: The Secretary of State notifies the chairman of the Legislative Management Committee (currently Senate Majority Leader David Hogue), and the chair, in turn, noti…