Heidi Heitkamp served as North Dakota’s first female senator from 2013 to 2019. During her six years in the U.S. Senate, Heitkamp worked to responsibly harness North Dakota’s energy resources. She successfully pushed to lift the 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil while expanding support for renewable energies like wind and solar.
Heitkamp previously served as North Dakota’s attorney general and elected state tax commissioner. She is the founder and chair of the One Country Project, an organization focused on addressing the needs and concerns of rural America. Heitkamp also serves as a contributor to both CNBC and ABC News.