The Chamber Blog

2024 North Dakota election review

On June 11, North Dakota held its primary elections, where candidates for school board, park board, city council and city commission were officially elected and assumed office. In the upcoming November election, seats will be decided for the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Governor/ LT. Governor, County Commission, State Senate and House, and other state-wide races. As a long-standing leader in public policy and advocacy for the FMWF business community, The Chamber recognizes the importance of

Cale Dunwoody, Claire Stoltenow

2024 North Dakota election review: State-wide results

Statewide primaries recently concluded, where voters chose candidates to represent their partisan affiliations—Republican and Democratic-Non-Partisan-League—in the upcoming November general election. In key races like the governorship and the state's sole U.S. House seat, featured multiple candidates vying for each position. Additionally, a statewide non-partisan election for Superintendent of Public Instruction saw several candidates competing, with the top two advancing to the general election. These

Cale Dunwoody, Claire Stoltenow

2024 North Dakota election review: State-level legislative results

The North Dakota Legislative Assembly comprises 94 members of the House of Representatives and 47 members of the State Senate. Senate and House members serve 4-year terms and are subject to an 8-year term limit. Candidates who successfully navigated the primary process will represent their respective political party in the November General Election. The Senate candidate with the highest vote count will secure a seat in the State Senate, while the top two vote-getters in the House race will win seats in the

Cale Dunwoody, Claire Stoltenow

June 11 election: Develop a strategy to cast your vote

Democracy thrives with an engaged electorate. It is essential to the health and operation of the community that you vote. To make voting easier, The Chamber is providing information to help constituents as they head to the polls, including details on how, when and for whom to vote.

Claire Stoltenow

2023 Voices of Vision Recap

We were honored to welcome Marcus Luttrell to our community as this year's Voices of Vision keynote speaker. Luttrell has dedicated his life to be of service and inspiration, which he showed our community on April 20, when he shared his story with all who attended the Voices of Vision event. Thanks to the nearly 2,000 Chamber and community members and hundreds of military service members in attendance, Voices of Vision 2023 was a great success, whereas we could all be touched by Luttrell's inspiring story

Tyler Fischbach, Hannah Anderson

The Chamber's 2023 legislative priorities for MN & ND

The Chamber has been working diligently in Bismarck since early last week to ensure that our area's voice, concerns and needs are heard as it relates to our most pressing challenges. Workforce was the topic of many bills this week; we actively advocated for the automation tax credit, workforce attraction dollars, career workforce academy funding, and support for NDSU and NDSCS.

Tyler Fischbach

Vote No for North Dakota Term Limits - Measure 1

Katherine Grindberg

City Spotlight: Casselton, ND

The city that has been home to five North Dakota governors got its start as a windbreak.

Tyler Fischbach