The Democratic-NPL Party’s second-ranking member in the North Dakota Senate on Wednesday will be announcing her candidacy for the party’s endorsement for lieutenant governor.
New Rockford state Sen. Joan Heckaman will announce her candidacy at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Grand Forks Public Library.
“I’m pleased to be seeking the endorsement at the convention next week in Bismarck,” Heckaman said in a phone interview.
Heckaman was first elected in District 23 in 2006, winning re-election in 2010 and 2014. District 23 is located in Eddy, Benson, Nelson, Griggs and Steele counties.