ERIN OBAN

Survey Conducted to Help North Dakota State Legislature Prepare for Term Limit Impacts

The consultants pulled data and anecdotal evidence from a variety of sources, including other states in the U.S. with similar term limits.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – The ballot measure that enacted term limits in North Dakota capped tenure in the North Dakota House and Senate at eight years each and limited the governor of the state to two terms in office. Those lawmakers then hired Garty Consulting, LLC, to study the impact of those limits as they prepare for the first legislators…

Democrats appoint Potter to Senate seat for which he’s running

BISMARCK, N.D. – Bismarck-area Democrats have appointed a North Dakota Senate candidate to the seat for which he is campaigning. Tracy Potter says the District 35 committee has appointed him to fill the remainder of State Sen. Erin Oban’s term which expires in November. Oban recently resigned after President Joe Biden appointed her to become state directors for the U.S…

Bismarck Democrat won’t seek reelection

BISMARCK (KVRR) – A state Senator from Bismarck says she is not running for reelection. Democratic Sen. Erin Oban made the announcement Thursday on social media. “Being a Democrat in a Republican city and state hasn’t led me to this” Oban wrote.  “But in recent years, everything, it seems, including politics, has gotten increasingly polarizing and way too personal.” Oban…