Articles tagged under: Heidi Heitkamp

A Bipartisan Path for Rural America

Published April 22, 2026

Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp and former New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu have written an op-ed piece for The Hill, making the case for a modern, coordinated federal approach to rural policy. They said policy has not kept pace…
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Rural Prosperity Tour Begins in ND, MN

Published October 24, 2025

The Brookings-AEI Commission on Rural Prosperity hosted field hearings in the Fargo area and at Mahnomen this past week. Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp co-chairs this commission with former Republican Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire. Heitkamp told the…
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Heitkamp: Incentives Needed to Adopt Climate-Smart Ag

Published December 22, 2021

Progressive Farmer/DTN has published a letter to the editor written by former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp. Heitkamp said the Biden Administration is investing in climate-smart agriculture, but more financial incentives are needed to offset the rising cost of technology.…
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Heitkamp Leads Tax Coalition

Published August 30, 2021

Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp is chairing a new group called Save America’s Family Enterprises. This coalition is focused on the tax proposals being promoted in the budget reconciliation bill on Capitol Hill. "The provisions that have received I…
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Schneider Assumes New Role at DNC

Published June 2, 2021

Libby Schneider is the new deputy political director of campaign readiness for the Democratic National Committee. Most recently, Schneider was the DNC's national rural political director. Previously, Schneider was a legislative assistant for former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp and…
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A Promotion for Westlin

Published June 1, 2021

The National Association of Wheat Growers has promoted Jake Westlin to senior director of policy and communications. Westlin has been part of NAWG’s policy team since 2019. Previously, Westlin was part of North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s legislative team.
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Heitkamp Responds to Vilsack Nomination

Published December 11, 2020

Former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s press team issued a statement congratulating Tom Vilsack for his agriculture secretary nomination. The statement said Heitkamp’s work will continue in addressing the challenges facing Rural America. Heitkamp is also still willing to help…
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