Current Position: US Senator since 2011
Affiliation: Republican
Former Positions: Governor of North Dakota from 2000 – 2010; President of the Bank of North Dakota from 1993 – 2000
Other Positions:
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Commodities, Risk Management and Trade – Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Conservation, Climate, Forestry and Natural Resources
Ranking Member, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee – Committee on Appropriations
Before being elected governor, Hoeven was a banker who served in numerous executive roles at various banks, most notably as president of the nation’s only state-owned bank, the Bank of North Dakota, from 1993 to 2000. He is on the board of directors at First Western Bank & Trust and has an estimated net worth of $45 million, making him one of the wealthiest U.S. senators.
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Thank you to SDA & @SpaceX for inviting me out to @SLDelta45 for the launch of @SpaceX’s Transporter-2. The satellites are a key part of ensuring that the U.S. wins today’s race in space and an important aspect of our efforts to develop operations in #NorthDakota.
North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven at the border: “This has to stop RIGHT NOW”
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