| Jack Dalrymple | |
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| 32nd Governor of North Dakota | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 7, 2010 |
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| Lieutenant | Drew Wrigley |
| Preceded by | John Hoeven |
| 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota | |
| In office December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010 |
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| Governor | John Hoeven |
| Preceded by | Rosemarie Myrdal |
| Succeeded by | Drew Wrigley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 16, 1948 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Betsy Wood |
| Residence | Governor's Residence |
| Alma mater | Yale University |
| Profession | Businessperson |
John "Jack" Dalrymple (born October 16, 1948) is a North Dakota politician and businessman who is the 32nd and current Governor of North Dakota. He was previously the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 2000 until 2010 when Governor John Hoeven resigned, making Dalrymple Governor. He has also served as a state representative, and ran for the U.S. Senate twice.
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Dalrymple was born on October 16, 1948 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated from The Blake School, a prestigious prep school in 1966. He grew up in Casselton, North Dakota on his family's farm, which was established in 1875 as the state's first large-scale wheat farm. He graduated with honors from Yale University, with a B.S. in American Studies. He then returned to North Dakota to manage the farming operations.[1]
He served on the Casselton Jobs Development Commission, and helped to found Share House, Inc., a Fargo residential treatment program for those recovering from alcohol or drug dependencies. He is a former chairman of the Board for Prairie Public Television, and he was named the Outstanding Young Farmer of the United States of America in 1983.
In 1984, he won a seat in the North Dakota House of Representatives. He won re-election in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998. He represented rural Casselton, Cass County.
He served as chairman of the House Appropriations committee for four years. In the 1999-2000 interim, he also chaired the Budget Section, the legislative panel charged with reviewing spending issues between sessions.
In December 1987, he announced he would run for the U.S. Senate.[2] He lost the Republican nomination to State House Majority Leader Earl Strinden.[3] Strinden lost the general election to incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Quentin Burdick.
On September 8, 1992 Burdick died, leaving a vacant seat. Governor George Sinner appointed her to fill the vacancy until a special election was held. She was not a candidate for election to the rest of the term. On September 17, 1992 Dalrymple announced he would run in the special election.[4] In October 1992, he won the Republican nomination.[5] U.S. Senator Kent Conrad, of North Dakota's other senate seat, defeated Dalrymple 63%-34%. Dalrymple only won three counties in the state: Billings, McIntosh, and Sheridan.[6]
Dalrymple was elected with John Hoeven as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 2000. He is a major figure at Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc of Carrington, North Dakota.
Dalrymple became governor after the resignation of John Hoeven, who was elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010 (in accordance with the gubernatorial succession provisions of the Constitution of North Dakota). Two days later, on November 4, 2010, Dalrymple named former United States Attorney Drew Wrigley as Lieutenant Governor-designate. On December 7, 2010, Dalrymple was sworn in as governor, and then Wrigley was sworn in as lieutenant governor. On Novermber 1, 2011, Jack Dalrymple announced on a multi city tour of North Dakota that he will be running for a full term as Governor with Drew Wrigley as his running mate. If elected, Dalrymple will become the oldest person elected Governor in the state.
Dalrymple married Betsy Wood in 1971, and has four daughters.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rosemarie Myrdal |
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 2000–2010 |
Succeeded by Drew Wrigley |
| Preceded by John Hoeven |
Governor of North Dakota 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| United States order of precedence | ||
| Preceded by Joe Biden as Vice President |
Order of Precedence of the United States Within North Dakota |
Succeeded by Mayor of city in which event is held |
| Succeeded by Otherwise John Boehner as Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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| Preceded by John Hickenlooper as Governor of Colorado |
Order of Precedence of the United States Outside North Dakota |
Succeeded by Dennis Daugaard as Governor of South Dakota |
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