North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

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North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Party Chairman	David Strauss
Senate Leader	David O'Connell
House Leader	Merle Boucher
Founded	1956
Headquarters	Kennedy Center 1902 East Divide Avenue Bismarck, ND 58501
Political ideology	American Liberalism Progressivism Center-left
Political position
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Color(s)	Blue
Web Site	www.demnpl.com

The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party (abbreviated Democratic-NPL or Dem-NPL) is a North Dakota political party affiliated with the Democratic Party of the United States. The current party chairman is David Strauss.

[edit] History

The Democratic-NPL formed in 1956 by the merger of the state Democratic Party with the Non-Partisan League.

[edit] Notable figures

• Quentin Burdick - former U.S. Senator
• Bill Guy - former Governor
• Art Link - former Governor
• George Sinner - former Governor
• Heidi Heitkamp - former Attorney General
• Mike Huttlin - former Governor

[edit] Elected officials

• United States Senate - Kent Conrad, Byron Dorgan
• United States House of Representatives - Earl Pomeroy
• North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner - Roger Johnson
• North Dakota Superintendent of Public Instruction - Wayne Sanstead
• North Dakota House Minority Leader - Merle Boucher
• North Dakota Senate Minority Leader - David O'Connell

[edit] 2006 midterm election candidates

The following Democratic-NPL candidates were re-elected:

• Kent Conrad - U.S. Senate
• Earl Pomeroy - U.S. House
• Roger Johnson - Agriculture Commissioner

The following Democratic-NPL candidates ran for an office currently not held by the Democratic-NPL party and were unsuccessful:

• Brent Edison - Tax Comissioner
• Kristin Hedger - Secretary of State
• Bill Brudvik - Attorney General
• Cheryl Bergian - Public Service Commissioner

[edit] See also

• Politics of North Dakota
• North Dakota Republican Party - North Dakota affiliate of the Republican Party

[edit] External links

• North Dakota Democratic-NPL website

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