Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 23rd district
In office December 1, 2006 – December 1, 2022
Preceded by
Michael Every
Succeeded by
Todd Beard
Personal details
Born
(1946-05-30) May 30, 1946 (age 78) New Rockford, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Duane
Education
Valley City State University (BA) Minot State University (MA)
Joan Heckaman (born May 30, 1946) is a former North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota Senate, representing the 23rd district. She served as Senate Minority Leader between 2016 and 2022.
Heckaman was the Democratic-NPL nominee for lieutenant governor in 2016, running with Marvin Nelson. They lost the general election to Doug Burgum and Brent Sanford.
JoanHeckaman (born May 30, 1946) is a former North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota Senate, representing the 23rd district. She...
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candidate for Governor of North Dakota in the 2016 gubernatorial election. JoanHeckaman was the Lt. Governor candidate on the ticket. Nelson lost to Doug Burgum...
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Larry Luick (R) Majority Leader: Rich Wardner (R) Minority Leader: JoanHeckaman (D-NDL) House of Representatives Speaker: Kim Koppelman (R) Majority...
giving them a 43-to-4 member advantage over Democrats. District 23: JoanHeckaman retired. District 3: Oley Larsen retired. District 7: Nicole Poolman...
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Larry Luick (R) Majority Leader: Rich Wardner (R) Minority Leader: JoanHeckaman (D-NDL) House of Representatives Speaker: Kim Koppelman (R) Majority...
Democratic-NPL candidates, state representative Marvin Nelson and state senator JoanHeckaman in the race to replace retiring incumbent Governor Jack Dalrymple and...