The following is a list of tax commissioners of North Dakota since the office was created in 1919. The office was an appointed position from 1919 to 1940, and an elected position on the no-party ballot from 1940 to 1987, and an elected position on a party ballot since 1987.

Party information given for the commissioners who served before 1940 is based on the party of the governor of North Dakota who appointed them to the position. From 1940 to 1987, the office became an elected position, but was placed on the no party ballot. Since 1987, the office has been placed on a party-affiliated ballot.

# Name Term Party1 George E. Wallace 1919–1921 Republican/NPL2 C. C. Converse 1922–1925 Republican3 Thorstein H. H. Thoresen 1925–1929 Republican/NPL4 Iver A. Acker 1929–1932 Republican5 Frank A. Vogel 1933 Republican/NPL6 J. J. Weeks 1933–1935 Republican/NPL7 Lee Nichols 1935–1937 Republican8 John Kenneth Murray 1937 Republican/NPL9 Owen T. Owen 1937–1938 Republican/NPL10 Claude P. Stone 1938–1939 Republican/NPL11 William T. DePuy 1939 Democratic 12 Lee Nichols 1939 Republican13 John Gray 1939–1952 DemocraticJohn Gray is listed as a Democrat because he was a first appointed by a Democratic governor, although after 1940 he ran on a no party ballot14 Burtis B. Conyne 1952 Nonpartisan15 J. Arthur Engen 1953–1963 Nonpartisan16 Lloyd Omdahl 1963–1966 Nonpartisan (Democratic-NPL)17 Edwin O. Sjaastad 1966–1969 Nonpartisan18 Byron Dorgan 1969–1980 Nonpartisan (Democratic-NPL)Byron Dorgan is listed as a Democrat since he would later represent the party in other offices19 Kent Conrad 1981–1986 Nonpartisan (Democratic-NPL)Kent Conrad is listed as a Democrat since he would later represent the party in other offices20 Heidi Heitkamp 1986–1992 Democratic-NPL 21 Robert E. Hanson 1993–1995 Democratic-NPL 22 Rick Clayburgh 1996–2005 Republican23 Cory Fong 2005–2013 Republican24 Ryan Rauschenberger 2013–2022 Republican25 Brian Kroshus 2022– Republican

See also North Dakota Tax Commissioner Political party strength in North Dakota

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External links State of North Dakota official website