MINOT, N.D. (AP) - In a story April 6 that included the bios of GOP candidates, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Doug Goehring was married. He is divorced.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Bio boxes for North Dakota Republican candidates
Bio boxes for North Dakota Republican candidates
MINOT, N.D. (AP) - Candidates who were nominated and endorsed Sunday at the North Dakota Republican Party convention in Minot:
NAME: Brian Kalk
RESIDENCE: Bismarck.
BIRTHDATE: Feb. 8, 1966, Bottineau.
RUNNING FOR: Public Service Commission
CAREER: Served for 20 years in the Marine Corps before retiring as a major in 2006.
EDUCATION: Doctorate in natural resource management from North Dakota State University, where he taught before he was elected to the Public Service Commission.
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Elected to Public Service Commission in 2008. Lost to Kevin Cramer in June 2012 primary for U.S. House.
FAMILY: Wife’s name Karen. One daughter.
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NAME: Al Jaeger
RESIDENCE: Bismarck.
BIRTHDATE: Dec. 10, 1943, Beulah.
RUNNING FOR: Secretary of State
CAREER: Schoolteacher, marketing analyst. Real estate broker in Fargo for 20 years.
EDUCATION: Graduate of Beulah High School. Degree in business education from Dickinson State University, 1966.
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Elected secretary of state, 1992.
FAMILY: Wife’s name Kathy. Three children.
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NAME: Doug Goehring
RESIDENCE: Menoken
BIRTHDATE: July 12, 1965, Bismarck
RUNNING FOR: Agriculture Commissioner.
CAREER: Farmer and rancher. Former North Dakota Farm Bureau vice president. President of Nodak Mutual Insurance Co.’s board of directors. Member of North Dakota Stockmen’s Association and North Dakota Soybean Council research committee, along with numerous other commodity groups. Certified medical lab technician.
EDUCATION: Associate of science degree, medical lab technician, Bismarck State College.
POLITICAL EXPERIENCE: Menoken School Board president. Elected agriculture commissioner in
FAMILY: Divorced. Three children.
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