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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 19,100th most popular politician (down from 18,895th in 2024), the 16,897th 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

Among politicians, Heidi Heitkamp ranks 19,100 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, John Curtis, Simone Peter, Mo Mowlam, Davor Ivo Stier, and Masood Azhar.

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Contemporaries

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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In United States

Among people born in United States, Heidi Heitkamp ranks 16,904 out of 20,380. Before her are Fabian Hürzeler (1993), Dave Krusen (1966), George Will (1941), Daphne Ashbrook (1963), Ron Boone (1946), and David Hodges (1978). After her are John Schwartzman (1960), Dinah Jane (1997), Elmer Bennett (1970), Chris Kirkpatrick (1971), Ronald Dominique (1964), and John Curtis (1960).

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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 John Curtis (1960), Sean Spicer (1971), Alisa Marić (1970), Reince Priebus (1972), John Murtha (1932), and Doug Ducey (1964).

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