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Heidi Heitkamp

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Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp (, HYTE-kamp; born October 30, 1955) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from North Dakota from 2013 to 2019. A member of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party, her 2012 victory made the first woman elected to Congress from North Dakota, where served as the 20th tax commissioner from 1986 to 1992 and as the 28th state attorney general from 1992 to 2000. As of 2025, she is the last Democrat to have won or held statewide office in North Dakota. Heitkamp ran for governor of North Dakota in 2000 and lost to Republican John Hoeven. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Heidi Heitkamp is the 19,083rd most popular politician (down from 18,895th in 2024), the 16,862nd most popular biography from United States (up from 16,934th in 2019) and the 1,356th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Heidi Heitkamp ranks 19,083 out of 19,576. Before her are Erik Solheim, Karine Elharrar, Peter Heine Nielsen, Salman Khurshid, Elijah Cummings, and Asaad al-Shaibani. After her are Stephenson King, Simone Peter, Mo Mowlam, Davor Ivo Stier, Masood Azhar, and Pnina Tamano-Shata.

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Among people born in 1955, Heidi Heitkamp ranks 721. Before her are Mary Landrieu, Anneline Kriel, Glenn Roeder, James Edwards, Erik Solheim, and Jerry M. Linenger. After her are Donna Gigliotti, Raghubar Das, John Hutton, Baron Hutton of Furness, Patrick McCabe, Charles J. Precourt, and Joe Donnelly.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Heidi Heitkamp ranks 1,356. Before her are Mark Udall (1950), Matt Gaetz (1982), John Ensign (1958), Katie Hobbs (1969), Bob Taft (1942), and Elijah Cummings (1951). After her are Sean Spicer (1971), Alisa Marić (1970), Reince Priebus (1972), John Murtha (1932), Doug Ducey (1964), and Tim Pawlenty (1960).

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