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Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp (born October 30, 1955) is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota, in office since 2013, and a member of the North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party. She was the 28th North Dakota Attorney General, serving from 1993 to 2001, and State Tax Commissioner from 1989 to 1993. Heitkamp was an unsuccessful candidate for governor in the 2000 gubernatorial election, losing to John Hoeven. She considered a bid for the Democratic nomination in the 2010 U.S. Senate election to replace retiring Senator Byron Dorgan, but on March 3, 2010, declined the rematch against Hoeven, who was ultimately elected. In November 2011, Heitkamp declared her candidacy to replace Kent Conrad as U.S. Senator from North Dakota in the 2012 election. She narrowly defeated Republican Congressman Rick Berg on November 6, 2012, in that year's closest Senate race, with Berg conceding the next day.〔("Democrat Heidi Heitkamp defeats Republican Rick Berg to win US Senate race in North Dakota" ), ''Associated Press'' November 7, 2012; accessed November 13, 2014.〕 She is North Dakota's second female senator, after Jocelyn Burdick, and the first to be elected. ==Early life, education, and early career== Heitkamp was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota, the fourth of seven children of Doreen LaVonne (née Berg) and Raymond Bernard Heitkamp.〔(Heitkamp genealogy site ), freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com; accessed November 13, 2014.〕 Her father was of German descent, while her mother is of half Norwegian and half German ancestry.〔 Heitkamp was raised in Mantador, North Dakota. She earned a B.A. from the University of North Dakota in 1977 and a J.D. from Lewis and Clark Law School in 1980. In 1980-81, she was an attorney for the United States Environmental Protection Agency.〔(Heidi Heitkamp biography ), dakotagas.com; accessed November 13, 2014.〕 She next worked for the Office of the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner as an attorney. In 1986, incumbent State Tax Commissioner Kent Conrad decided to retire in order to run for the U.S. Senate. Heitkamp ran for the position and won the statewide election with 66% of the vote against Republican Marshall Moore.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=607951 )〕 She served in that position until 1992. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heidi Heitkamp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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