White House taps Fargo native for N.D. rural development post

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Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Congressman Earl Pomeroy announced today that the White House has chosen Fargo native Jasper Schneider as the new State Director of USDA Rural Development in North Dakota.

Schneider currently serves in the North Dakota House of Representatives and represents District 21. In addition, he is a member of Conrad's Fargo staff where he serves as legislative counsel, responsible for legal research and analysis on health care reform, the flooding response, and other issues.

“Jasper Schneider is an excellent choice to lead North Dakota Rural Development,” Dorgan said in a written statement. “As a state legislator, he has worked tirelessly to create new jobs and new economic opportunities, and he has shown a commitment to improving the quality of life for all North Dakotans. I look forward to working with him in this position on initiatives that will have a positive impact on the state’s future.”

Conrad and Pomeroy echoed that sentiment.

Schneider graduated from Fargo South High School, Jamestown College and Hamline University School of Law. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead and has been in the state legislature since 2007. He and his wife Kimberlee have two children.

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