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Welcome to the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Insider, a newsletter that features regular updates about upcoming Dem-NPL events, legislative happenings, and news that affects North Dakotans!
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Did you know the DNC hosts a morning news show called the Daily Blueprint that is livestreamed on YouTube weekdays at 9 AM CDT? You can watch it live or later on the DNC’s YouTube channel here.
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Finally Friday Social!
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Fri, May 8, 2026 6:00 PM CDT
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Every Friday, come celebrate the start of the weekend with the Souris Valley Dem-NPL!
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Canvassing Doors and Phone Banking for Josh for Fargo
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Sat, May 9, 2026 10:00 AM and Noon CDT
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Fargo Democratic-NPL Office
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1325 23rd Street South, Suite B Fargo
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Join Josh for Fargo's team to contact voters and help Josh become the next Mayor of Fargo! We will be canvassing doors and making calls every Saturday from 10AM-2PM. Feel free to join anytime! Our shifts will run from 10AM-12PM and 12PM-2PM. We will give you all the materials and tips you need to be successful!
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May Membership Mixer
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Sat May 9, 2026 11:00 AM CDT
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Holiday Inn
3803 13th Ave S. Fargo
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What used to be our annual May Event is now our May Membership Mixer! This event has always been about supporting our candidates and giving them a friendly audience to practice their speeches!
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Join us for our annual Membership Mixer:
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Meet the Candidates
When: Saturday, May 9th, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Where: Holiday Inn
🎟️ Tickets: $25
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Brunch will be a buffet catered by Holiday Inn. Cheesy scrambled eggs, smoked bacon, breakfast sausage, seasoned breakfast potatoes, fresh fruit, assorted muffins, and Liege Belgian waffles with berries, syrup and whipped cream. Served with hot tea, fruit juice, and gourmet premium coffee.
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If you have any questions about the menu or have dietary requests, please let us know at casscountydemsunited@gmail.com
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Voter Contact Initiative
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Mon, May 11, 2026 6:00 PM CDT
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Kennedy Center
1902 E Divide Ave., Bismarck
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Help Us Reach Voters in North Dakota!
North Dakota is the only state without voter registration, which means we have to work extra hard to connect with voters and build our contact list.
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That’s where the Voter Contact Initiative (VCI) comes in — and we need your help!
Join the Bismarck–Mandan Democratic-NPL for a quick training and community call night:
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🗓 Every Monday!
⏰ 6:00–8:00 PM
📍 Kennedy Center (1902 E Divide Ave)
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You’ll learn how to make quick calls that help us update voter information and strengthen our organizing before the next election. Once you learn the system, you can make calls anytime from home — but we’ll also keep meeting Monday nights at 6 PM for those who like the energy of doing it together.
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📱 Bring:
• Your cell phone
• A laptop or iPad
People have already been making calls the past few weeks and it’s making a real difference. Come be part of it!
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👉 Whether you’re new or experienced, we’d love to have you.
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Phone Banking for Josh for Fargo
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Tues, May 12, 2026 6:30 PM CDT
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Fargo Democratic-NPL Office
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1325 23rd Street South, Suite B Fargo
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Join us from 6:30-8PM to make calls and chat with the voters of Fargo. We will use an auto-dialer, so bring a laptop or tablet if you can!
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Dickinson Area Democratic-NPL meeting
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Wed, May 13, 2026 7:00 PM MDT
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The Press Box at Players Sports Bar & Grill
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2050 1st Ave E, Dickinson
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Districts 37, 36, and 39 meet every second Wednesday after Drinking Liberally!
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Meet D41 Candidates
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Sat, May 18, 2026 2:00 PM CDT
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Fargo Parks Sports Center
6100 38th St S., Fargo
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Dr. Chris Tiongson for ND House
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Stacy Heidenreich for ND House
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District 11 Meeting
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Wed, May 20, 2026 5:00 PM CDT
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District 11 Democratic-NPL meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month
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Ryan Braunberger’s Campaign Kick-Off
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Sat, May 23, 2026 2:00 PM CDT
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Fargo Parks Sports Center
6100 38th St S., Fargo
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🎉 Join us for Ryan Braunberger’s Campaign Kick-Off 🎉
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The Braunberger for North Dakota Secretary of State Campaign is officially here, and you are invited!!
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Come celebrate with us on May 23rd 2:00-4:00PM for an afternoon of great conversation, community, and momentum as we build support for my campaign. This is a fantastic opportunity to mingle, connect, and help power a campaign focused on North Dakota’s Future.
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We are also honored to feature special remarks from Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan – you will not want to miss it!!
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Your support makes all the difference, and this kick-off is just the beginning. We hope you will join us, bring a friend, and help us get this campaign off to a strong start.
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Help us spread our message—share these recent posts!
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State Senator Ryan Braunberger is running for ND Secretary of State
State Senator Braunberger serves as the Minority Caucus Leader, representing District 10 in Fargo. Now, Ryan is running for North Dakota Secretary of State. He joins Joel Heitkamp to talk about why he decided to run, his goals for the office, and more on "News and Views."
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ND Ag Commission candidate Vern Thompson speaks to data center controversy
Vern Thompson has spent his life farming, trucking hazardous bulk liquids, serving in the state legislature, leading as mayor of Minnewaukan during the Devils Lake flood fight, and is now running for ND Agriculture Commissioner.
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New York Times Reporter Jack Healy writes, "Home on the Range No More: Trump Wants Bison Gone"
Jack Healy is a reporter for The New York Times, writing about the changing Western United States and our political divisions. He wrote about the U.S. war in the Middle East, reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan and across the United States for The Times.
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North Dakota energy research center cuts affect 40 staff
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Representatives from UND and North Dakota State University last year told legislators that Trump administration efforts to curb federal spending had already cost the state millions in research funding, with more losses expected.
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A recent post on the EERC website about its history says, “We still embrace an all-of-the-above energy approach, advancing research across coal, oil, natural gas, biomass, carbon capture, and emerging technologies.”
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Fargo May Day rally targets Burgum, Trump administration policies
“We must vote out the administration that has put Doug Burgum in charge of attacking our natural resources,” Dockter-Pinnick said. “It’s the Trump administration that has put us in a needless war in Iran that has gas prices now nearing $4 a gallon, right down the street.”
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Dem-NPL to recognize members for service
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Zach Raknerud of Minot is one of three North Dakota Democratic-NPLers who will be recognized for their service and commitment to making North Dakota better for the next generation during the 9th Annual Governors Dinner n Saturday, May 2, at 5:30 p.m. in Bismarck.
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Bill Patrie of Bismarck and candidate for District 47 Senate, will receive the Governors’ Legacy of Leadership Award. LuAnn Casler of Williston will receive the Hometown Hero Award. Raknerud will receive the Young Democrats Award.
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Port: Sons of Liberty founder charged with felony terrorizing
Gohrick is the chairman of the North Dakota Republican Party's District 2 committee and made statewide headlines recently when he backed a resolution at the party's state convention to strip the party affiliation away from the incumbents who had boycotted the convention over dissatisfaction with the party's current leadership. Gohrick had also proposed a party rule that would have fined Republicans as much as $100,000 for disobeying the party's platform.
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His arrest has set off accusations of a conspiracy from at least one Republican legislative candidate. Sharlet Mohr, who is running for Republican nomination for state House in Williston-area District 23, suggested that his arrest, which she described as a dispute Gohrick had with another person while a firearm was on the dashboard of his car, was politically motivated.
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Check out these posts from national Democrats
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Rural America will Decide the Senate
This week Heidi and Joel welcome journalist Scott MacFarlane to The Hot Dish. Scott spills the tea on courts, campaigns, and deer sausage. If you’re into political intrigue, judicial juiciness, and rural rallying cries, you won't want to miss this week's conversation.
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Most of us think courts and politics are dull as dishwater, until you realize they're the hidden game changers in who controls your future. In this eye-opening episode, seasoned journalist Scott McFarland spills the tea on the judiciary’s shift, the GOP’s silence on election truths, and why rural voters are the real kingmakers in 2024.
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NEW: Unemployment Remains High as Inflation Outpaces Wages Under Trump
“Donald Trump and JD Vance’s economy gets worse by the day, and everyday Americans are paying the price. Employers are cutting jobs left and right, unemployment is persistently high, it’s getting even harder to find a full-time job, and skyrocketing prices are eating up more of Americans’ hard-earned paychecks. Working families are taking on more and more debt just to stay afloat, and Trump refuses to change course. Instead, he’s doubling down on his policies that have pushed prices even higher and tanked the job market while he builds his White House ballroom and hands out favors to his wealthy donors. Trump continues to put his ego first, while everyday Americans get left in the dust.”
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Virginia Supreme Court Thrusts America Into Worst-Case Gerrymandering Scenario
What’s worse, the decision comes on the heels of two awful gerrymandering decisions from the Supreme Court. In the first, the court allowed the Texas map mentioned earlier to gerrymander across racial lines to favor Republicans. In the second, the court gutted the Voting Rights Act to allow Louisiana to gerrymander away majority-Black districts, again to favor Republicans. These decisions plus the Virginia decision in Scott head us toward a nightmare scenario that we’ve been inching closer to in recent years: a world where courts treat Republican gerrymanders with kid gloves and Democratic gerrymanders with brass knuckles. The results for our democracy could not be more dire.
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Why Seed Patents—Yes, Seed Patents—Are Key to the Democrats’ Future
The short version is that conglomerate seed producers—notably Monsanto, which was acquired in 2018 by Bayer, the aspirin people, for $66 billion—have patented various seeds that farmers use, requiring them to buy new seeds every year. Corteva Agriscience is the other seed producer that, with Bayer, controls thousands of seed patents. Their claims aren’t wholly without merit—they invest a lot of money in all this. And it’s true that seeds can be patented not only in the United States but across Europe, as well. But the extent of the U.S. patent claims costs small farmers a lot of money because they can’t reuse seeds, and it has led to intense market concentration. So, as the caucus says, it’s not the existence of seed patent laws that’s the problem. It’s the abuse and overuse of them.
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‘Weird even for HIM’: Nicolle on Trump’s BIZARRE string of posts, AI photo of himself with abs
Questions about Donald Trump's mental fitness are growing louder after the president went on another late night posting spree, which included an AI photo of himself shirtless at the Lincoln Memorial. Nicolle Wallace is joined by Adam Kinzinger for analysis and reaction on Deadline White House.
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U.S., Iran close to ending war? Iran war’s impact on the midterms
Former U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) and former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest developments in the Iran war, state of the economy, rising gas prices, the fight between New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and billionaire Ken Griffin, and more.
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Share these Dem-NPL Graphics!
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The Century Club supports our year-round work to build party infrastructure supporting candidate recruitment, local district and regional leadership, issue-based education, and tools for Dem-NPL success.
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Help us elect great Democrats up and down the ballot!
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The North Dakota Democratic-NPL is launching a new grassroots program called “Neighbor to Neighbor” where volunteers will connect with voters in your community to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. As a volunteer, you will be responsible for connecting with voters in 25 homes in your neighborhood or friends and family to help elect Democrats up and down the ballot about 3-4 times this year.
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Grassroots organizers are the lifeblood of the Dem-NPL! Sign up to volunteer with the Dem-NPL!
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