Pam Gulleson
Pam Gulleson is vice president of public affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota. She has worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield since 2012.[1][2] In 2012, she sought election to the U.S. House to represent the At-large Congressional District of North Dakota as a Democratic candidate.
Career
Pam Gulleson has been a partner with Gulleson Farm and Ranch since 1981.[3] From 1992 to 2008, she was a Democratic member of the North Dakota House of Representatives for House District 26.[4] From 2001 to 2011, she was chief of staff and North Dakota state director to former U.S. Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.).[3][2] In 2012, she ran as a Democratic candidate for North Dakota's At-large Congressional District.
In 2013, Gulleson was named vice president of public affairs for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota.[1][2] According to her corporate biography, Gulleson has responsibility "for public affairs at the enterprise level, including corporate advocacy strategy, managing external business and government relations at the local, state and federal level, and public relations efforts for the organization." In 2013, she was named to the list of Top 500 Influencers in American Politics by Campaigns & Elections Magazine.[5]
Elections
2012
Gulleson lost to Republican Kevin Cramer in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing North Dakota At-large district. Gulleson ran unopposed in the Democratic primary June 12, 2012. The general election was November 6, 2012.[6]
According to the Washington Post, North Dakota was a battleground district in 2012, with incumbent Rick Berg running for Senate and Republicans fighting in the primary. Democrat Pam Gulleson vastly out-raised the Republican candidates, and had a "fighting chance" in a conservative state.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pam Gulleson | 41.7% | 131,870 | |
| Republican |  Kevin Cramer |
54.9% | 173,585 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Olson | 3.2% | 10,261 | |
| Write In | N/A | 0.2% | 508 | |
| Total Votes | 316,224 | |||
| Source: North Dakota Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
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Polls
| North Dakota at-large Congressional district general election candidates, 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Pam Gulleson | Kevin Cramer | Eric Olsen | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| NBC North Dakota News/ Mason-Dixon (October 26-28, 2012) | 40% | 50% | 0% | 0% | +/-4 | 625 | |||||||||||||
| Pharos Research Group (October 26-28, 2012) | 40.5% | 54.8% | 0% | 4.7% | +/-3.6 | 752 | |||||||||||||
| Valley News (October 3-5, 2012) | 37% | 49% | 2% | 12% | +/-4 | 625 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 39.17% | 51.27% | 0.67% | 5.57% | +/-3.87 | 667.33 | |||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, "Leadership - About Pam Gulleson," accessed November 25, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Bismarck Tribune, "Pam Gulleson joins Blue Cross Blue Shield," December 19, 2012
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedlink - ↑ North Dakota Legislative Branch, "Pam Gulleson," accessed November 25, 2015
- ↑ Campaign and Elections (Via Acquire Media NewsEdge), "The Influencers 500 (Campaigns and Elections)," January 22, 2013
- ↑ North Dakota Secretary of State-2012 Primary Results
- ↑ Washington Post blog, "The 10 House districts that might surprise you," May 11, 2012
