Jack Dalrymple

For the American musician, see Jack Dalrymple (musician).

Jack Dalrymple
32nd Governor of North Dakota
Incumbent
Assumed office December 7, 2010
Lieutenant	Drew Wrigley
Preceded by	John Hoeven
36th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
In office December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010
Governor	John Hoeven
Preceded by	Rosemarie Myrdal
Succeeded by	Drew Wrigley
Personal details
Born	John Dalrymple October 16, 1948 (1948-10-16) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Betsy Wood
Residence	Governor's Residence
Alma mater	Yale University
Profession	Businessperson

John "Jack" Dalrymple (born October 16, 1948) is a North Dakota politician and businessman who is the 32nd and current Governor of North Dakota. He was previously the 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 2000 until 2010 when Governor John Hoeven resigned, making Dalrymple Governor. He has also served as a state representative, and ran for the U.S. Senate twice.

Early life, education, and early career

Dalrymple was born on October 16, 1948 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and graduated from The Blake School, a prestigious prep school in 1966. He grew up in Casselton, North Dakota on his family's farm, which was established in 1875 as the state's first large-scale wheat farm. He graduated with honors from Yale University, with a B.S. in American Studies. He then returned to North Dakota to manage the farming operations.

He served on the Casselton Jobs Development Commission, and helped to found Share House, Inc., a Fargo residential treatment program for those recovering from alcohol or drug dependencies. He is a former chairman of the Board for Prairie Public Television, and he was named the Outstanding Young Farmer of the United States of America in 1983.

North Dakota legislature

Elections

In 1984, he won a seat in the North Dakota House of Representatives. He won re-election in 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998. He represented rural Casselton, Cass County.

Committee assignments

He served as chairman of the House Appropriations committee for four years. In the 1999-2000 interim, he also chaired the Budget Section, the legislative panel charged with reviewing spending issues between sessions.

U.S. Senate elections

1988

Main article: United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1988

In December 1987, he announced he would run for the U.S. Senate. He lost the Republican nomination to State House Majority Leader Earl Strinden. Strinden lost the general election to incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Quentin Burdick.

1992

Main article: United States Senate special election in North Dakota, 1992

On September 8, 1992 Burdick died, leaving a vacant seat. Governor George Sinner appointed her to fill the vacancy until a special election was held. She was not a candidate for election to the rest of the term. On September 17, 1992 Dalrymple announced he would run in the special election. In October 1992, he won the Republican nomination. U.S. Senator Kent Conrad, of North Dakota's other senate seat, defeated Dalrymple 63%-34%. Dalrymple only won three counties in the state: Billings, McIntosh, and Sheridan.

Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Dalrymple was elected with John Hoeven as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 2000. He is a major figure at Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc of Carrington, North Dakota.

Governor of North Dakota

Dalrymple became governor after the resignation of John Hoeven, who was elected to the U.S. Senate on November 2, 2010 (in accordance with the gubernatorial succession provisions of the Constitution of North Dakota). Two days later, on November 4, 2010, Dalrymple named former United States Attorney Drew Wrigley as Lieutenant Governor-designate. On December 7, 2010, Dalrymple was sworn in as governor, and then Wrigley was sworn in as lieutenant governor. On Novermber 1, 2011, Jack Dalrymple announced on a multi city tour of North Dakota that he will be running for a full term as Governor with Drew Wrigley as his running mate. If elected, Dalrymple will become the oldest person elected Governor in the state.

Personal life

Dalrymple married Betsy Wood in 1971, and has four daughters.

See also

• North Dakota's United States Senate special election, 1992

External links

• State of North Dakota's Office of the Governor website
• Biography at the National Governors Association
• Biography, interest group ratings, public statements, vetoes and campaign finances at Project Vote Smart
• Biography at WhoRunsGov.com at The Washington Post
• Issue positions and quotes at On the Issues
• Campaign contributions at FollowTheMoney.org
• Appearances on C-SPAN programs

Political offices
Preceded by Rosemarie Myrdal	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 2000–2010	Succeeded by Drew Wrigley
Preceded by John Hoeven	Governor of North Dakota 2010–present	Incumbent
United States order of precedence
Preceded by Joe Biden as Vice President	Order of Precedence of the United States Within North Dakota	Succeeded by Mayor of city in which event is held
		Succeeded by Otherwise John Boehner as Speaker of the House of Representatives
Preceded by John Hickenlooper as Governor of Colorado	Order of Precedence of the United States Outside North Dakota	Succeeded by Dennis Daugaard as Governor of South Dakota