Rep. Liz Conmy

Democrats seek AG opinion on candidacy of North Dakota lawmaker who died in plane crash

Sen. Tim Mathern, right, D-Fargo, Sen. Ryan Braunberger, center, D-Fargo, and Rep. Zac Ista, left, D-Grand Forks, hold a press conference at the Capitol on April 28, 2025. Ista and Mathern have requested an attorney general’s opinion on how to fill the ballot vacancy created by the death of Rep. Liz Conmy, D-Fargo. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D….

Chair of North Dakota Democratic-NPL to fill remainder of Conmy’s term

Courtesy: North Dakota Democratic-NPLFARGO (KVRR) — The Executive Committee of the District 11 Democratic-NPL announced who will be serving the remainder of Rep. Liz Conmy’s term in office. Adam Goldwyn, an associate professor of English at North Dakota State University and Chairman of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL, will be filling the role left vacant after Rep. Conmy’s death in a…

Dems, secretary of state disagree on process to replace candidate after lawmaker’s death

Rep. Liz Conmy, from left, candidate Anastassiya Andrianova and Sen. Tim Mathern pose for a photo in February 2026 after being endorsed by the Democratic-NPL Party in District 11. (Photo courtesy of the Dem-NPL Party)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — The Democratic-NPL Party holds all three seats in a south Fargo legislative district but may only have two candidates on the…

Rep. Conmy to remain on primary ballot after her death, DEM-NPL cannot place name on June ballot

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Rep. Liz Conmy will remain on the primary ballot in June and the District 11 Dem-NPL cannot place a new candidate on the ballot. That’s according to North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe. He says the removal of a candidate’s name after the withdrawal period passes is not allowable under statute. The ballot withdrawal date…

Fargo legislator remembers her friend and colleague Rep. Liz Conmy

Rep. LaurieBeth Hager (D) Fargo FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Federal investigators are looking into the cause of a small plane crash on Saturday that killed Rep. Liz Conmy of Fargo and the pilot. Conmy’s fellow lawmakers have expressed their shock and profound sorrow at losing one of their own so abruptly. Representative LaurieBeth Hager of Fargo worked closely with Conmy…

Update: Fargo State Rep. Liz Conmy, pilot killed in Twin Cities airplane crash

MINNEAPOLIS (KVRR/AP) — A small plane crashed just after taking off from Crystal Airport north of Minneapolis on Saturday, killing a North Dakota state legislator and the pilot, authorities said. North Dakota state Rep. Liz Conmy, of Fargo, was killed in the crash, according to state Sen. Tim Mathern of Fargo. The North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party confirmed Conmy’s death…