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Joan Heckaman's Biography

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Full Name:

Joan M. Heckaman

Gender:

Female

Family:

Husband: Dewey; 4 Children: Scott, Daniel, Wayne, Laura

Birth Date:

05/30/1946

Birth Place:

New Rockford, ND

Home City:

New Rockford, ND

Religion:

Lutheran

MS, Special Education, Minot State University, 1995

BS, Education, Valley City State University, 1967

Secretary/Treasurer, District 23, 1998-present

Former Assistant Minority Leader, North Dakota State Senate

Senator, North Dakota State Assembly, District 23, 2007-2022

Minority Leader, North Dakota State Senate, 2017-2022

Candidate, North Dakota State Senate, District 23, 2018

Candidate, North Dakota State House of Representatives, District 23, 2004

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Education Funding Formula Joint Review Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Human Services Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Revenue, North Dakota State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Government Administration, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legacy Fund Earnings, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Procedure and Arrangements, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Tribal Taxation Issues, North Dakota State Senate

Teacher, Special Education, East Central Special Education, 1985-2004

President, East Central Education Association, 2003-present

Chair, Administrative Board, United Methodist Church, 2000-present

Member, Eagles Auxiliary, 1985-present

Board Member, Central North Dakota Steam Threshers

Member, Eastern Star

Board Member, Eddy County Museum

Attendee, First Lutheran Church

Member, Governor's Autism Task Force

Member, Legislative Procedures and Arrangements

Member, New Rockford Book Club

Member, New Rockford Golf Club

Member, Prairie Rose Quilt Guild

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