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Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp (/ ˈ h aɪ t k æ m p /, HYTE-kamp; born October 30, 1955) is an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party, she was the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from North Dakota.
Heidi Heitkamp, a Democratic-NPL former North Dakota Attorney General, won the open seat over Republican Rick Berg, North Dakota's at-large U.S. Representative, by a margin of 0.9%. [3] Heitkamp outperformed President Barack Obama by 20.5%, the latter having lost North Dakota by 19.6% in the concurrent presidential election. [4]
Incumbent senator Heidi Heitkamp ran for reelection to a second term. [1] The candidate filing deadline was April 9, 2018, and the primary election was held on June 12, 2018. [2] U.S. Representative Kevin Cramer won the Republican primary to challenge Heitkamp, who ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Quill Corp. v. North Dakota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), was a United States Supreme Court ruling, since overturned, concerning use tax.The decision effectively prevented states from collecting any sales tax from retail purchases made over the Internet or other e-Commerce route unless the seller had a physical presence in the state.
On October 15, 2020, Heitkamp announced that he tested positive for COVID-19 following the onset of the disease's typical symptoms. [3]His sister, Heidi Heitkamp, is the former junior U.S. Senator from North Dakota, serving from 2013 to 2019, and former attorney general of North Dakota.
Heitkamp worked as a truck driver. He also founded Phoenix Financial, an insurance and financial services company. He was a member of the Richland County Park Board, Bottineau City Council, Prairie Rose City Council, and Richland County, North Dakota Commission.
Heidi Heitkamp: Succeeded by: Rick Clayburgh: Personal details; Born August 26, 1947 Jamestown, North Dakota: Died: February 4, 2015 (aged 67) Fargo, North Dakota: Political party: Democratic-NPL: Spouse: Dee Hanson: Children: Kristen Hanson Jason Austad Jamie Austad: Parent(s) Louis J Hanson Kathlene A Hanson: Alma mater: North Dakota State ...
Heitkamp is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Heidi Heitkamp (born 1955), American politician and US Senator from North Dakota; Joel Heitkamp (born 1961), American politician and North Dakota state senator