John Hoeven
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December, 2000 – present |
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| Lieutenant Governor: | Jack Dalrymple |
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| Predecessor: | Edward T. Schafer |
| Successor: | incumbent |
| Born: | March 13, 1957 Bismarck, North Dakota |
| Political party: | Republican |
| Profession: | Banker |
| Spouse: | Mikey L. Hoeven |
| Religion: | Catholic |
John Hoeven (born March 13, 1957) has been the Governor of North Dakota since December 2000.
A Republican, he was elected in November 2000, defeating Democrat Heidi Heitkamp by a margin of 55% to 45%.
Hoeven attended university at Dartmouth College, has an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and was a banker from Minot, North Dakota prior to pursuing a political career. From 1993 to 2000 he was the president and CEO of the state-owned Bank of North Dakota.
He had no prior political experience before taking office. Hoeven has been praised for moderate governance and raising teacher salaries and expanding the economy in the state with historic increases in per capita income.
Hoeven's governorship has also included a number of high-profile lawsuits brought against the state on everything from water management to hunting licenses to prison abuse.
Hoeven faced Democratic challenger Joe Satrom in the November 2004 election. Hoeven won easily, by a vote of 71%-28%, gaining a second four-year term.
In January 2007, Hoeven will become the nation's senior governor.
[edit] Declined 2006 Senate bid
U.S. Senator Kent Conrad was up for re-election in 2006. Republicans (including President George W. Bush and Karl Rove) actively recruited Governor Hoeven to face Conrad. Hoeven was widely believed to be the only candidate able to pose a challenge to Conrad. SurveyUSA polls showed that both Conrad and Hoeven had among the highest approval ratings of any Senators and Governors in the nation. A poll conducted by PMR (8/26-9/3 MoE 3.9) for the Fargo Forum newspaper had as result for a hypothetical matchup: Hoeven-35%, Conrad-27%, Uncommitted-38%.
This poll showed voter conflict between two very popular politicians in a small state where party loyalty is often trumped by personality. On September 30, 2005, Hoeven officially declined a challenge to Conrad, stating, "A day may come when we ask the people of North Dakota to allow us to serve them in a different capacity, but that time is not now" (see [1]). Hoeven went on to endorse the candidate who did decide to run on the Republican ticket, Dwight Grotberg.
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| Preceded by: Joseph Lamb |
President of the Bank of North Dakota 1993–2000 |
Succeeded by: Eric Hardmeyer |
| Preceded by: Edward T. Schafer |
Governor of North Dakota 2000 – present |
Incumbent |
| Governors of North Dakota |  |
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| Miller • A. Burke • Shortridge • Allin • Briggs • Devine • Fancher • White • Sarles • J. Burke • Hanna • Frazier • Nestos • Sorlie • Maddock • Shafer • Langer • O. Olson • Moodie • Welford • Langer • Moses • Aandahl • Brunsdale • Davis • Guy • Link • A. Olson • Sinner • Schafer • Hoeven |
