+Number of North Dakota public service commissioners by party affiliationPartyCommissionersDemocratic-NPL1Republican20 The following is a list of current and past North Dakota public service commissioners. The North Dakota Public Service Commission was created in 1940 to replace the previous North Dakota Board of Railroad Commissioners. The three at-large commissioner positions and staggered 6-year terms were carried over from its predecessor, the new commission taking effect as of January 1. 1941. The constitutional amendment that created the Public Service Commission stipulated that two positions be opened for election, one shortened 4-year term and one full six-year term. At that time, the commissioners in the three seats were: Elmer Cart (elected 1934 but defeated in the 1940 primary), Ben Larkin (elected 1938), and Simon S. McDonald (elected 1936).ipu research note [May 31, 2007]
First commissioner # Name Term Party1 Ben C. Larkin 1941–1949 Republican2 Ernest D. Nelson 1949–1961 Republican3 Bruce Hagen 1961–2000 Democratic-NPL4 Tony Clark 2001-2012 Republican5 Bonny Fetch 2012–2013 Republican6 Randy Christmann 2013– Republican
Second commissioner # Name Term Party1 Clark W. McDonnell 1941–1950 Republican2 Everett H. Brant 1951–1954 Republican3 Martin Vaaler 1954–1962 Republican4 Ben J. Wolf 1963–1980 Republican5 Leo M. Reinbold 1981–2003 Republican6 Kevin Cramer 2003–2012 Republican7 Julie Fedorchak 2013–2025 Republican8 Jill Kringstad 2025– Republican
Third commissioner # Name Term Party1 Simon S. McDonald 1941–1948 Republican2 Elmer W. Cart 1949–1954 Republican3 Anson J. Anderson 1955–1960 Republican4 Richard J. Thompson 1961–1966 Republican5 Richard A. Elkin 1967–1983 Republican6 Dale V. Sandstrom 1983–1992 Republican7 Susan Wefald 1993–2009 Republican8 Brian Kalk 2009–2017 Republican9 Brian Kroshus 2017–2022 Republican10 Sheri Haugen-Hoffart 2022- Republican
See also North Dakota Public Service Commission
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