North Dakota Republican Party

North Dakota Republican Party division apparent as new chair elected in split vote

Matthew Simon of rural Bismarck was elected chair of the North Dakota Republican Party on June 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK (North Dakota Monitor) — A divided North Dakota Republican Party elected a newcomer its new chair Saturday, with a nearly tied vote reflecting a split in the party. Matthew Simon, vice chair for NDGOP District 8 who met…

With North Dakota Republican Party at a ‘crossroads,’ 3 candidates seek to be chair

Judy Estenson, from left, Shane Goettle and Matthew Simon are candidates for chair of the North Dakota Republican Party. (Estenson photo provided by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Other photos provided by the candidates.)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota Republican Party fixture and two relative newcomers are seeking to lead the state party during a time of…

North Dakota GOP Issues Further Holmberg Statement

The former state senator has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for sex crimes involving minors.

FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota GOP put out another statement on the evening of Friday, May 2, to address the conduct of former state senator Ray Holmberg and to state all the party had done to distance themselves from him once that behavior had come to light. The statement included a timeline of events, saying that in August of…

Sandi Sanford set to lead ND Republicans

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — North Dakota’s former 2nd lady has been selected to lead the state’s Republican Party. The North Dakota GOP selected Sandi Sanford as their new chair Friday at their annual committee meeting in Fargo. Sanford defeated incumbent Perrie Schafer who was elected chair in 2021. Sanford has been active in politics at the state and federal level…

NDGOP Chair Rick Berg discusses SOTU & impeachment

This months speaker was North Dakota Republican Party Chairman Rick Berg.

FARGO, N.D. – Once a month, Republicans in the region host an open forum at the Holiday Inn in Fargo with speakers to discuss different topics. In this forum, they discussed the Iowa caucuses, the State of the Union, the impeachment and the North Dakota caucuses coming up on March 10th. Berg called Trump’s State of the Union speech exciting…