John Hoeven
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United States Senator from North Dakota |
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Assumed office January 3, 2011 Serving with Heidi Heitkamp |
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| Preceded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee | |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | John Barrasso |
| 31st Governor of North Dakota | |
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In office December 15, 2000 – December 7, 2010 |
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| Lieutenant | Jack Dalrymple |
| Preceded by | Ed Schafer |
| Succeeded by | Jack Dalrymple |
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John Henry Hoeven III March 13, 1957 Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. |
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Independent (Before 1996) Democratic (1996–1998) Republican (1998–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Mikey Hoeven |
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Dartmouth College (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) |
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| Website | Senate website |
John Henry Hoeven III /ˈhoʊvən/ (born March 13, 1957) is an American politician and the senior United States Senator from North Dakota, in office since 2011. A member of the North Dakota Republican Party, he previously served as the 31st Governor of North Dakota from December 2000 to December 2010. Hoeven was elected to the U.S. Senate in the November 2, 2010 general election. He replaced junior Senator Byron L. Dorgan, who chose not to seek re-election. Hoeven became the senior Senator in 2013 after Kent Conrad retired and was replaced by Heidi Heitkamp, who was once Hoeven's opponent for the Governor's office.
Prior to his election to the Governor's office, Hoeven served as the president of the nation's only state-owned bank, the Bank of North Dakota, from 1993 to 2000.
Hoeven was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, the son of Patricia "Trish" (née Chapman) and John Henry "Jack" Hoeven, Jr. His ancestry includes Dutch, Swedish, and English. He attended Dartmouth College, where he belonged to the Alpha Chi Alpha Fraternity and graduated with honors. He then earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and was a banker in Minot, North Dakota prior to pursuing a political career. From 1993 to 2000, he was the president and CEO of the state-owned Bank of North Dakota.
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