Drew Wrigley

Drew Wrigley
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Incumbent
In office
December 7, 2010 - Present
Term ends
2017
Years in position	3
Party	Republican
Predecessor	Jack Dalrymple (R)
Compensation
Base salary	$85,614
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 8, 2016
Appointed	2010
Appointed by	Gov. Jack Dalrymple
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
North Dakota U.S. District Attorney
2001 - 2009
Education
High school	Fargo South High School, 1984
Bachelor's	University of North Dakota, Grand Rapids, 1988
J.D.	American University, Washington, D.C., 1991
Websites
Office website
Campaign website

Drew Wrigley is the Republican Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota. He was appointed to the position by Governor Jack Dalrymple in late 2010 following the departure of elected governor John Hoeven. Hoeven was elected to fill an open U.S. Senate seat in 2010, and Dalrymple, as his lieutenant governor, became the Governor-designate.

On November 4, 2010, Dalrymple made Drew Wrigley his Lieutenant Governor-designate. Both Dalrymple and Wrigley were sworn in on December 7, 2010, although Wrigley had already been working on his transition since November 15, 2010.

Biography

Wrigley is a native North Dakotan, born in Bismarck and raised in Fargo. His family owns a mechanical contracting company in the area, and has lived in the state for four generations. He left the state to earn a law degree in Washington D.C. and completed a one year clerkship in Delaware upon graduation. During summers as a law student, Wrigley returned to North Dakota and worked for Federal Judge Rodney Webb, for the U.S. Attorney's Office, and for the Solberg Law Firm. After finishing his clerkship, he worked in Philadelphia as an assistant district attorney for five years before returning to North Dakota in 1998.

Prior to taking office as the Lieutenant Governor, Wrigley briefly served as Deputy Chief of Staff and Policy Adviser to Governor Hoeven in 2000 and was elected as Chair of the North Dakota Republican Party He also spent nearly a decade, from 2001 until 2009, as the U.S. District Attorney for North Dakota. Wrigley left that position to become the Vice President for Compliance, Audit and Ethics for Noridian Administrative Services, a Medicare and Medicaid contracting service headquartered in North Dakota.

Education

• Fargo South High School, 1984
• B.A., economics, University of North Dakota, Grand Rapids, 1988
• J.D., American University, Washington, D.C., 1991

Political career

Lieutenant Governor (2010-present)

When North Dakota's then-Governor, John Hoeven, traded governorship for a seat in the U.S. Senate in 2010, his Lieutenant Governor, Jack Dalrymple, became the Governor-designate of North Dakota. In turn, Dalrymple named Drew Wrigley his Lieutenant Governor-designate on November 4, 2010. Both Dalrymple and Wrigley were sworn in on December 7, 2010, after a nearly one month long transition period.

The Dalrymple/Wrigley Administration announced a renewed focus on building up infrastructure and on remaining attentive to fiscal restraint. Wrigley also was charged with developing agri-business and commerce in North Dakota. Additionally, he is the President of the North Dakota State Senate.

Elections

2012

See also: North Dakota gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

Wrigley ran for election to a full, four-year term as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 2012. He ran on the Republican ticket with incumbent Gov. Jack Dalrymple. In the general election in November, defeated Democrats Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee and Libertarian candidate Roland Riemers.

Governor/Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jack Dalrymple & Drew Wrigley Incumbent	63.1%	200,525
	Democratic	Ryan Taylor & Ellen Chaffee	34.3%	109,048
	independent	Paul Sorum & Michael Coachman	1.7%	5,356
	independent	Roland Riemers & Anthony Johns	0.8%	2,618
Total Votes				317,547
Election Results via North Dakota Secretary of State.

Campaign donors

2012

Wrigley won re-election to the position of North Dakota Lieutenant Governor in 2012. During that election cycle, Wrigley raised a total of $3,593,179.

North Dakota Lieutenant Governor 2012 election - Campaign Contributions
Top contributors to Drew Wrigley's campaign in 2012
Republican Governors Association	$250,000
Dale Behan	$27,500
Chris Anderson	$27,500
Bob Mau	$26,050
Mike Tokarz	$26,000
Total Raised in 2012	$3,593,179
Source:Follow the Money

Personal

Wrigley and his wife, Kathleen, live in Fargo with their three children.

Recent news

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Drew Wrigley News Feed

• Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley: North Dakota wind farms producing 1600 megawatts of ... - The Republic
• Wrigley, company leaders mark completion of wind energy farm - WDAY
• ND penitentiary expansion nearing completion - Jamestown Sun
• ND penitentiary expansion nears completion - Grand Forks Herald
• ND wind farms producing 1600 megawatts of power - Jamestown Sun
• North Dakota flood costs top $7M since mid-May - In-Forum
• Marathon adds children's event, announces chaimen - Bismarck Tribune
• Flood damage tops $7 million in ND since mid-May - Jamestown Sun
• Emergency Commission OKs flooding funds - Bismarck Tribune
• Bismarck Marathon Comittee Makes Exciting Announcements - KUMV

See also

• Governor of North Dakota
• Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

External links

Suggest a link

• Office of the South Dakota Lieutenant Governor
• Dalrymple and Wrigley's campaign website

• Summary, biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at Follow The Money
• Profile at Wikipedia

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jack Dalrymple (R)	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 2010 - present	Succeeded by NA