Jack Dalrymple
| Jack Dalrymple | ||
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| Governor of North Dakota | ||
| Incumbent | ||
| In office | ||
| December 7, 2010 - Present | ||
| Years in position | 3 | |
| Party | Republican | |
| Prior offices | ||
| Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota | ||
| December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010 | ||
| Websites | ||
| Office website | ||
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Biography
Dalrymple was born on October 16, 1948 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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 BS in American Studies. He then returned to North Dakota to manage the farming operations.[2]
Dalrymple 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 was named the Outstanding Young Farmer of the United States of America in 1983. [2]
Education
- Yale University, BS, American studies
Political career
Governor of North Dakota (2011-Present)
Dalrymple assumed the state's governorship in 2011 when John Hoeven won a seat in the U.S. Senate. He faces re-election to a full gubernatorial term in 2012.
Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota (2000-2010)
In 2000, Dalrymple was elected lieutenant governor as John Hoeven's running mate. The pair was re-elected in 2004 and 2008.
In 2010, Hoeven ran successfully for a seat in the U.S. Senate, vacating the gubernatorial seat and leaving Dalrymple to serve the remainder of his four-year term.
North Dakota House of Representatives (1985-2000)
Dalrymple served eight terms in the North Dakota House of Representatives beginning in 1985, and served as chair of the House Appropriations Committee.
Elections
In North Dakota, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on one ticket in both the primary and general elections.
2012
Dalrymple is running for election to a full, four-year term in 2012. His running mate is Drew Wrigley, his current lieutenant governor.
2008
On November 4, 2008, Hoever and Dalrymple won re-election to the governorship and lieutenant governorship, respectively. They defeated Democratic challengers Tim Mathern & Merle Boucher and Independence Party challengers DuWayne Hendrickson & Dana Brandenburg.
Hoever and Dalrymple raised $1,995,369 for their campaign. Mathern and Boucher collected $357,306 in donations, and Hendrickson and Brandenburg reported $0 in donations.[3]
| North Dakota Governor/Lieutenant Governor, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote Percentage | |
| Republican Party |  Hoever/Dalrymple
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74.44% | |
| Democratic Party | Mathern/Boucher | 23.53% | |
| Independence Party | Hendrickson/Brandenburg | 2.03% | |
| Total Votes | 315,692 | ||
Campaign donors
Ballotpedia collects information on campaign donors for each year in which a candidate or incumbent is running for election. The following table offers a breakdown of Jack Dalrymple's donors each year.[4] Click [show] for more information.
| Jack Dalrymple's Campaign Contributions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Governor/Lt Governor of North Dakota | 2004 Governor/Lt Governor of North Dakota | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised | $1,995,369 | $1,583,473 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total Raised by General Election Opponent | $357,306 (Dem.) $1,911 (Ind.) | $503,943 (Dem.) $2,400 (Ind.) | |||||||||||||||||
| Top 5 contributors | Republican Governors Association | $250,000 | Republican Governors Association | $200,000 | |||||||||||||||
| Jack Hoeven | $51,100 | John Hoeven, Jr. | $50,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Corbin Robertson, Jr. | $27,000 | Russ Shields | $25,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bob Mau | $25,900 | Harold Newman | $25,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Hofer | $25,900 | Yuka Gomi | $25,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Individuals | $1,219,458 | $1,020,786 | |||||||||||||||||
| Institutions | $474,812 | $326,780 | |||||||||||||||||
| In-state donations | $1,334,205 | $1,122,478 | |||||||||||||||||
| Out-of-state donations | $661,164 | $460,995 | |||||||||||||||||
Personal
Dalrymple and his wife, Betsy, have four daughters.
See also
- Governor of North Dakota
- Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
- Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley
- Former North Dakota Governor John Hoeven
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