Josh Boschee | |
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| Member of theNorth Dakota Senate from the 44th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Merrill Piepkorn |
| Minority Leader of theNorth Dakota House of Representatives | |
| In office December 3, 2018 – April 30, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Corey Mock |
| Succeeded by | Zac Ista |
| Member of theNorth Dakota House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
| In office December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Don Clark |
| Succeeded by | Austin Foss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1982-05-24)May 24, 1982 (age 43) Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | North Dakota State University (BA,MEd) |
Joshua A. Boschee is an American politician, who was elected to theNorth Dakota Senate in 2024. He was previously elected to theNorth Dakota House of Representatives in the 2012 state elections. A member of theNorth Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented the 44th District in the legislature, serving alongsideKarla Rose Hanson in a dual-member district.[1]
He is the first openlygay candidate ever elected to the state legislature in North Dakota.[1] His campaign was opposed by a series of attack ads alleging that he was promoting a "gay agenda," which were revealed to have been funded byVirginia politician and anti-LGBT activistEugene Delgaudio through his groupPublic Advocate of the United States.[2]
Originally fromMinot, Boschee currently resides inFargo, and was an employee ofMinnesota State University Moorhead at the time of his election.
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| Preceded by | Democratic nominee forNorth Dakota Secretary of State 2018 | Succeeded by Jeffrey Powell |
| North Dakota House of Representatives | ||
| Preceded by | Minority Leader of theNorth Dakota House of Representatives 2018–2023 | Succeeded by |
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