John Hoeven

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John Henry Hoeven III (born March 13, 1957 in Bismarck , North Dakota ) is an American politician . The Republican was Governor of North Dakota from December 2000 to December 2010 ; since January 2011 he has represented this state in the US Senate in Washington, DC

Early years

John Hoeven graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in business administration in 1979 . Another study at Northwestern University he graduated in 1981 with an MBA . Between 1986 and 1993 he was President of First Western Bank in Minot . From 1993 to 2000 he served on the board of directors of the Bank of North Dakota . Politically, Hoeven made little or no appearance until his candidacy as governor of North Dakota.

Political career

Despite his lack of political experience, Hoeven was elected as a Republican candidate for the new governor of North Dakota in 2000. He defeated the Democrat Heidi Heitkamp with 55 percent of the vote and took office on December 15, 2000. In 2004 he was re-elected, with 71.3 percent of the vote very clearly against Joe Satrom. In 2008 he was confirmed again with 74.4 percent against Tim Mathern .

When he took office, Hoeven promised to support the following political priorities: school policy, the country's economic development, agriculture, new technologies, energy policy and the improvement of the quality of life in North Dakota. In fact, during his tenure in office, he succeeded in increasing economic growth and creating new jobs. The average income of the citizens also rose at an above-average rate during this period.

On January 11, 2010, Hoeven announced that he would run for the successor of the no longer running Democrat Byron Dorgan in the US Senate. In the primary of his party he had no competitor. After the polls in the run-up to the Senate election had shown that Hoeven had a clear lead over State Senator Tracy Potter , there was no surprise on the evening of the election: he prevailed with a 76 percent share of the vote. Hoeven handed over his governorship to his deputy, Lieutenant Governor Jack Dalrymple , in December 2010 , and took up his post in Washington on January 3, 2011. Since he was confirmed in office in 2016 with 78.6% of the vote, he will also represent his state in the US Senate for the next six years. His new term runs until January 3, 2023.

John Hoeven is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.

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SURNAME Hoeven, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoeven, John Henry III (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH March 13, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Bismarck , North Dakota