Biography
John Hoeven has served as Governor since 2000. As the longest-serving Governor in the nation, Hoeven has worked to build North Dakota’s future by focusing on six pillars of growth: education, economic development, agriculture, energy, technology and quality of life.
Under his leadership, North Dakota has expanded and diversified its economy and gained nearly 40,000 new jobs. North Dakota’s wages and personal incomes continue to grow faster than the national average, and in recent years, the state led the nation in export growth. While much of the nation is struggling through a recession and budget deficits, North Dakota has balanced its budget, set aside a $700 million reserve for the future, cut taxes, and invested in priorities like education, health care, strong law enforcement, and quality infrastructure.
In addition to these, some of Hoeven’s other initiatives include the Centers of Excellence, an initiative that combines education and economic development to create higher-paying jobs and new business opportunities for North Dakota citizens. The Centers of Excellence program has resulted in $329.4 million in economic impact and more than 2,000 new jobs.
Hoeven has also placed a strong focus on developing North Dakota’s vast energy resources. Beginning in 2000, he directed the development of a multi-resource energy program for the state with incentives in each energy sector, as well as a conservation component. North Dakota is one of the largest energy producing and exporting state in the nation, and Hoeven has worked to advance the state’s traditional energy resources, like lignite coal, oil and gas, while promoting renewable energy opportunities, such as wind, ethanol and biodiesel.
Protecting North Dakota’s citizens and communities has been an important focus of many of Hoeven’s initiatives, including the introduction of new laws to strengthen the state’s violent and sexual offender statutes, and the expansion of North Dakota’s efforts to combat substance abuse, while helping young users through rehabilitative programs such as North Dakota’s Drug Courts.
Hoeven currently serves on the executive committee of the National Governor’s Association. He also recently served as chair of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission and the Governor’s Biofuels Coalition. He has also served as chair of the Midwestern Governors Association and on the National Governors Association’s Committees on Health and Human Services and Natural Resources.
John Hoeven was born in Bismarck. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College in 1979 and a master’s degree in business administration from Northwestern University in 1981. He served as executive vice president of First Western Bank in Minot from 1986 to 1993 and established a strong position of service in many civic, community and economic development activities. From 1993-2000 he served as president and CEO of Bank of North Dakota (BND), which grew from $900 million to $1.6 billion.
Hoeven and his wife, Mical (Mikey), have two children, Marcela and Jack.
Congressional Offices
Washington, DC
120 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington DC, 20510
Phone: 202-224-2551
Fax: 202-224-7999
Bismarck, ND
US Federal Building
220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 312
Bismarck, ND 58501
Phone: 701-250-4618
Fax: 701-250-4484
Fargo, ND
1802 32nd Avenue South, Room B
Fargo, ND 58103
Phone: 701-239-5389
Fax: 701-239-5112
Grand Forks, ND
Federal Building
102 North Fourth Street, Room 108
Grand Forks, ND 58203
Phone: 701-746-8972
