Ryan Rauschenberger
Ryan Rauschenberger (Republican Party) was the North Dakota Tax Commissioner. He assumed office on January 1, 2014. He left office on January 3, 2022.
Rauschenberger (Republican Party) ran for re-election for North Dakota Tax Commissioner. He won in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Biography
Rauschenberger served as the state’s deputy tax commissioner from 2009 to 2013. Before his appointment as tax commissioner, he worked at the North Dakota Department of Commerce and the Minneapolis office of accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.[1]
Education
- B.A., in accounting, University of North Dakota
- MBA, University of North Dakota[1]
Political career
North Dakota Tax Commissioner (2014-2022)
Rauschenberger assumed the office of North Dakota Tax Commissioner on January 1, 2014. He succeeded long-time commissioner Cory Fong, who resigned effective December 31, 2013, to pursue a public affairs position with Odney Advertising.[2]
Rauschenberger previously served as the deputy tax commissioner, a position charged with heading the department's research and policy initiatives. The deputy tax commissioner also works as a liaison to the North Dakota State Legislature on tax issues and represents the commissioner at state boards.[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for North Dakota Tax Commissioner
Incumbent Ryan Rauschenberger defeated Kylie Oversen in the general election for North Dakota Tax Commissioner on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ryan Rauschenberger (R) | 58.6 | 183,283 |
 | Kylie Oversen (D) | 41.2 | 128,806 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 684 | ||
| Total votes: 312,773 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for North Dakota Tax Commissioner
Kylie Oversen advanced from the Democratic primary for North Dakota Tax Commissioner on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kylie Oversen | 100.0 | 32,724 |
| Total votes: 32,724 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for North Dakota Tax Commissioner
Incumbent Ryan Rauschenberger advanced from the Republican primary for North Dakota Tax Commissioner on June 12, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ryan Rauschenberger | 100.0 | 60,797 |
| Total votes: 60,797 | |||
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2014
Rauschenberger ran for election to the office of North Dakota Tax Commissioner in 2014. He won the Republican nomination in the unopposed primary on June 10. Rauschenberger defeated Democratic candidate Jason Astrup and Libertarian candidate Anthony Mangnall in the general election on November 4, 2014.[4]
Results
General election
| North Dakota Tax Commissioner, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Ryan Rauschenberger Incumbent |
56.8% | 135,329 | |
| Democratic | Jason Astrup | 36.7% | 87,516 | |
| Libertarian | Anthony Mangnall | 6.4% | 15,238 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.1% | 344 | |
| Total Votes | 238,427 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Endorsements
Rauschenberger received the endorsement of the Bismarck Tribune prior to the general election.[5]
Campaign themes
2014
Rauschenberger ran on the following themes in the 2014 election:
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Expertise of an Accountant Policy Knowledge Effective Leader |
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| —Ryan Rauschenberger's campaign website, (2015) | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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- North Dakota Tax Commissioner
- Gov. Jack Dalrymple
- North Dakota down ballot state executive elections, 2014
- North Dakota Tax Commissioner election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 North Dakota office of the Governor, "Dalrymple Appoints Ryan Rauschenberger North Dakota Tax Commissioner," November 8, 2013
- ↑ The Bismarck Tribune, "Cory Fong leaving tax department," October 1, 2013
- ↑ NDTax, "New Tax Commissioner Announces Deputy Tax Commissioner," December 16, 2013
- ↑ North Dakota Office of the Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - November 4, 2014," accessed Oct. 3, 2015
- ↑ Friends of Ryan Rauschenberger, "Bismarck Tribune Endorses Ryan Rauschenberger," accessed January 21, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Friends of Ryan Rauschenberger, "Home," accessed January 21, 2015
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Cory Fong (R) |
North Dakota Tax Commissioner 2014-2022 |
Succeeded by Brian Kroshus (R) |
| Preceded by - |
North Dakota Deputy Tax Commissioner 2009-2013 |
Succeeded by - |
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