Joshua Boschee
Josh Boschee | |
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Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 44th district | |
Assumed office December 1, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Merrill Piepkorn |
Minority Leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives | |
In office December 3, 2018 – April 30, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Corey Mock |
Succeeded by | Zac Ista |
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
In office December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2024 | |
Preceded by | Don Clark |
Succeeded by | Austin Foss |
Personal details | |
Born | Minot, North Dakota, U.S. | May 24, 1982
Political party | Democratic |
Education | North Dakota State University (BA, MEd) |
Joshua Boschee is an American politician, who was elected to the North Dakota Senate in 2024. He was previously elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in the 2012 state elections. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented the 44th District in the legislature, serving alongside Karla Rose Hanson in a dual-member district.[1]
He is the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the state legislature in North Dakota.[1] His campaign was opposed by a series of attack ads alleging that he was promoting a "gay agenda," which were revealed to have been funded by Virginia politician and anti-LGBT activist Eugene Delgaudio through his group Public Advocate of the United States.[2]
Originally from Minot, Boschee currently resides in Fargo, and was an employee of Minnesota State University Moorhead at the time of his election.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "ND Elects First Openly Gay State Legislator" Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine. Valley News Live, November 7, 2012.
- ^ "Election Results: LGBT Races to Watch". The Advocate, November 6, 2012.
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- American gay politicians
- LGBTQ state legislators in North Dakota
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- People from Minot, North Dakota
- Politicians from Fargo, North Dakota
- 21st-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly
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