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Michelle Strinden

40th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
Incumbent
Assumed office December 15, 2024
Governor	Kelly Armstrong
Preceded by	Tammy Miller
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 41st district
In office December 1, 2018 – December 1, 2024
Preceded by	Al Carlson
Succeeded by	Karen Grindberg

Personal details
Born	Michelle Strecker Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Thomas Strinden (m. 1996)
Children	4
Relatives	Karen Grindberg (sister-in-law) Earl Strinden (father-in-law)
Education	University of North Dakota (BA) Minnesota State University Moorhead (MS)

Michelle Strinden (née Strecker)^[1] is an American politician who has served as the 40th lieutenant governor of North Dakota since 2024, having been elected in 2024, on a ticket with U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong, the candidate for governor.^[2] She served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 41st district. Elected in November 2018, she assumed office on December 1, 2018 serving until 2024.

Early life and education

Strinden was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota to George and Betty Lou (Hafner) Strecker. She graduated from Bismarck Century High School in 1987.^[1] She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from the University of North Dakota in 1991 and a Master of Science in counseling from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1995.^[3] During her studies at the University of North Dakota, she worked on her future father-in-law Earl Strinden's campaign for the U.S. Senate election in 1988.^[1]

Career

Strinden worked as a school counselor in the West Fargo Public Schools. She was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office on December 1, 2018.^[4]^[5] Strinden is an advocate for school choice.^[6]

In the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election, U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong chose Strinden as his running mate, both winning the endorsement of the state Republican Party.^[7] They won the Republican primary on June 11, defeating lieutenant governor Tammy Miller and commerce commissioner Josh Teigen.^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Lt. Governor Michelle Strinden". North Dakota Office of the Governor. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
^ "Kelly Armstrong wins Republican primary in North Dakota governor's race". Jamestown Sun. 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
^ "Michelle Strinden's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
^ "Representative Michelle Strinden | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
^ "Michelle Strinden". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
^ Hoffman, Megan. "Debating school choice in the legislature". kfyrtv.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
^ Baumgarten, April (April 6, 2024). "Endorsed for governor by North Dakota GOP, Kelly Armstrong taps Fargo's Michelle Strinden as running mate". inforum.com. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
^ Larson, Chris (June 11, 2024). "Armstrong advances to November general election". WDAY-TV. Retrieved June 15, 2024.

North Dakota House of Representatives
Preceded by Al Carlson	Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 41st district 2018–2024 Served alongside: Pamela Anderson, Jorin Johnson	Succeeded by Karen Grindberg
Party political offices
Preceded by Brent Sanford	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 2024	Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by Tammy Miller	Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota 2024–present	Incumbent

v t e Statewide political officials of North Dakota
U.S. senators	John Hoeven Kevin Cramer
U.S. representative	Julie Fedorchak, At-large representative
State government	Kelly Armstrong, Governor Michelle Strinden, Lieutenant Governor Michael Howe, Secretary of State Drew Wrigley, Attorney General Thomas Beadle, Treasurer Josh Gallion, Auditor Doug Goehring, Agriculture Commissioner Jon Godfread, Insurance Commissioner Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent Brian Kroshus, Tax Commissioner Randel Christmann, Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Jill Kringstad, Public Service Commissioners
Senate	Michelle Strinden, President Brad Bekkedahl, President pro tempore David Hogue, Majority Leader Kathy Hogan, Minority Leader
House	Robin Weisz, Speaker Mike Lefor, Majority Leader Zac Ista, Minority Leader
Supreme Court	Jon J. Jensen, Chief Justice Daniel J. Crothers Lisa K. Fair McEvers Jerod E. Tufte Douglas Bahr, Justices

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v t e Governors and lieutenant governors of North Dakota
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Lieutenant governors	Dickey Allin Wallace Worst Devine Bartlett Lewis Burdick Kraabel Fraine Kraabel Wood Hyland Maddock Carr Olson Welford Thoresen Patterson Oscar Hagen Holt Dahl Schnell Dahl Duffy Dahl Hagen Wenstrom Tighe Larsen Sanstead Sands Meiers Omdahl Myrdal Dalrymple Wrigley Sanford T. Miller Strinden

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