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Ruth Anna Buffalo is an American politician who served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th District, serving from December 1, 2018. She is the first Native American Democratic woman elected to the North Dakota Legislature.[1]
Early life and education [ edit ]
Buffalo was born in Watford City, North Dakota and raised in Mandaree, North Dakota . She is an enrolled citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation .[1] [2] Si Tanka University and three master's degrees from North Dakota State University : one in management, another in business administration, and one in public health.[1] [3]
Her involvement in politics began when she ran for North Dakota Insurance Commissioner in the 2016 North Dakota elections , but lost to Jon Godfread . In April 2017, she became party secretary of the North Dakota Democratic–Nonpartisan League and in July 2017, her mayor appointed her to the Fargo Native American Commission.[1]
North Dakota House of Representatives [ edit ]
She replaced Randy Boehning , who was the primary sponsor of the Voter ID law that voting rights advocates warned would disenfranchise Native American voters.[1] [4] [5] [1] [2]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b Lim, Clarissa-Jan. "Why Ruth Buffalo Was Surprised To Hear She Beat The Man Behind *That* Voter ID Law" . Bustle . Retrieved 2018-11-21 .
^ "Architect of Change: Ruth Buffalo" . Academy of Our Lady of Peace . 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2020-07-25 .
^ Reilly, Katie (7 November 2018). "A New North Dakota Law Threatened Native American Votes. They Responded By Turning Out in Historic Numbers" . Time . Retrieved 13 May 2020 .
^ Stern, Mark Joseph. "North Dakota's Voter ID Law Will Disenfranchise Thousands of Native Americans, Imperiling Heitkamp" . Slate Magazine . Retrieved 2018-11-21 .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ruth_Buffalo&oldid=1218515631 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● N a t i v e A m e r i c a n s t a t e l e g i s l a t o r s i n N o r t h D a k o t a ● M e m b e r s o f t h e D e m o c r a t i c S o c i a l i s t s o f A m e r i c a f r o m N o r t h D a k o t a ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n l e g i s l a t o r s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n w o m e n p o l i t i c i a n s ● W o m e n s t a t e l e g i s l a t o r s i n N o r t h D a k o t a ● P e o p l e f r o m M c K e n z i e C o u n t y , N o r t h D a k o t a ● N o r t h D a k o t a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y a l u m n i ● C a n d i d a t e s i n t h e 2 0 1 6 U n i t e d S t a t e s e l e c t i o n s ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n w o m e n ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n w o m e n ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y N a t i v e A m e r i c a n p o l i t i c i a n s ● D e m o c r a t i c P a r t y m e m b e r s o f t h e N o r t h D a k o t a H o u s e o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s ● T h r e e A f f i l i a t e d T r i b e s p e o p l e H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n m a t c h e s W i k i d a t a ● Y e a r o f b i r t h m i s s i n g ( l i v i n g p e o p l e )
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 2 A p r i l 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 4 : 5 5 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
