John Henry Hoeven III is an American banker and politician serving as the senior US senator from North Dakota, a seat he has held since 2011.
25 Facts About John Hoeven
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In 2010, John Hoeven was elected to the US Senate, succeeding Senator Byron Dorgan, who chose not to seek reelection.
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John Hoeven became North Dakota's senior senator in 2013 after Kent Conrad retired and was succeeded by Heidi Heitkamp, who was once John Hoeven's opponent for the governor's office.
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John Hoeven is the dean of North Dakota's congressional delegation.
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John Hoeven's father owned a bank in Minot, North Dakota, where he worked as the president and chairman.
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On November 13,2007, John Hoeven announced his candidacy for a third term and kicked off his campaign with stops in Fargo, Grand Forks, Bismarck and Minot.
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In December 2009, John Hoeven was the country's most popular governor.
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In January 2007, John Hoeven became the nation's most senior governor, having been inaugurated on December 15,2000, as established by the North Dakota Constitution.
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On January 11,2010, John Hoeven announced he would run in the 2010 North Dakota Senate election for the seat being vacated by Byron Dorgan.
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Since 2013, John Hoeven has been the dean of North Dakota's congressional delegation.
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John Hoeven was briefly a member of the Democratic-NPL Party before becoming active in the Republican Party as a district chair and volunteer.
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John Hoeven has walked a conservative line on some issues and a moderate one on others, including increasing education funding, ethics reform, compensation for teachers, as well as increased funding on infrastructure.
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John Hoeven believes that drug control policy should be a state issue, not a federal one.
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John Hoeven opposed the Employee Free Choice Act, which included a card check provision.
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John Hoeven believes that alternative fuels are a long-term solution but that increased oil drilling is required in the short term.
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John Hoeven has been a vocal advocate for the Keystone Pipeline, falsely asserting that it has never leaked and claiming that environmental risks have been exaggerated.
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In 2015, John Hoeven submitted an amendment asserting that climate change is real and that humans are contributing to it but that the Keystone Pipeline would not contribute to climate change.
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In June 2016, John Hoeven voted on four gun control proposals that were developed as a result of the Orlando nightclub shooting.
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John Hoeven voted for Chuck Grassley's expansion of background checks and provision of funding to research the cause of mass shootings, and for John Cornyn's 72-hour wait period for purchases of guns by people on the terrorist watchlist.
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John Hoeven voted against Chris Murphy's proposal to require background checks for every gun sale, including online sales and at gun shows, and against Dianne Feinstein's proposal to ban anyone on the terrorist watchlist from buying a gun.
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John Hoeven voted against the latter bill due to its lack of "judicial oversight or due process".
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John Hoeven opposes government funding for elective abortions and supports the Hyde Amendment, which permits federal funding for abortion services only under the above stated exceptions.
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John Hoeven voted to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act in 2012.
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In 2013, John Hoeven voted for the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013.
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On May 28,2021, John Hoeven voted against creating an independent commission to investigate the 2021 United States Capitol attack.