Ray Holmberg

Raymond E. Holmberg (born December 10, 1943) is an American politician in the state of North Dakota. He was a member of the North Dakota State Senate from 1976 to 2022, representing the 17th district.[1][2] He holds a bachelor's and master's degree in sciences from the University of North Dakota. Upon the retirement of Wisconsinite Fred Risser, Holmberg, along with South Carolinian Nikki Setzler, became the country's longest serving State Senator.[3]

Ray Holmberg
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 17th district
In office
December 1, 1976 – June 1, 2022
Succeeded byJonathan Sickler
Personal details
Born (1943-12-10) December 10, 1943
Grand Forks, North Dakota
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Grand Forks, North Dakota
Professionschool counselor

In March 2022, Holmberg announced that he would not be running for another term in the North Dakota Senate. On April 22, 2022, he resigned as chairman of Legislative Management Committee, a committee that oversees the North Dakota Legislature's work between sessions, after it was reported that he had exchanged 72 text messages with a man in jail facing federal child pornography charges.[4] On April 25, Holmberg announced he would resign from the senate altogether, effective June 1, 2022.[5] The North Dakota Republican District 17 Executive Committee appointed Jonathan Sickler, the endorsed candidate for the 2022 general election, to the vacancy.[6]

Homlberg was one of North Dakota's three Republican electors to vote in the Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election.[7]

References
  1. "Senator Ray Holmberg | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov.
  2. "Home". Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2014-10-01.
  3. Kurtz, Adam (January 8, 2021). "44 years in, Sen. Ray Holmberg is tied for longest serving state senator in the nation". Grand Forks Herald. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021.
  4. Kaonga, Gerrard. "GOP Senator Ray Holmberg Resigns Chair After Texts to Child Porn Suspect". Newsweek. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  5. Turley, Jeremy (April 25, 2022). "North Dakota Sen. Holmberg to resign after text exchanges with jailed child porn suspect". The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. Jarrett, Kim (June 1, 2022). "Successor named for N.D. senator resigning amid questions about texts with accused child pornographer". News Radio 1310. Leighton Broadcasting. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
  7. Burgum, Doug (November 13, 2020). "Certificate of Ascertainment" (PDF). National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved March 29, 2022.


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