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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.
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.
Former director of communications for Trump's transition team, Bryan Lanza, and former Senator Heidi Heitkamp spoke with ABC News about their opinions regarding Vice President Kamala Harris and ...
Heitkamp, who is locked in a tight reelection battle, was considered one of a handful of key swing votes that could decide Kavanaugh's fate.
The five new women were Democrats Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, and Republican Deb Fischer of Nebraska. Hirono was the first Asian-American woman and first Buddhist in the Senate, and Baldwin was the first openly gay person in the Senate.
Even if Democrats continue to eke out victories by piling up urban and suburban votes, former Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota fears her party will have “unstable majorities” if they cannot ...
Hoeven became North Dakota's senior senator in 2013 after Kent Conrad retired and was succeeded by Heidi Heitkamp, who was once Hoeven's opponent for the governor's office. 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 ...