Published December 29, 2012, 11:00 PM
On paper, Heidi Heitkamp might not seem like the kind of person North Dakota voters would elect to high office. She started her career as a lawyer for the Environmental Protection Agency – an unpopular bureaucracy in a state that frowns upon federal regulation. Then, she worked as a lawyer in the North Dakota Tax Department, an agency she later headed.
Forum Area Person of the Year: Heidi Heitkamp
An independent spirit, Heitkamp will be first woman US senator from North DakotaOn paper, Heidi Heitkamp might not seem like the kind of person North Dakota voters would elect to high office. She started her career as a lawyer for the Environmental Protection Agency – an unpopular bureaucracy in a state that frowns upon federal regulation. Then, she worked as a lawyer in the North Dakota Tax Department, an agency she later headed.
By: Patrick Springer, INFORUM
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