Benjamin A. Vig is an American politician from

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. He is a former member of the

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and the Democratic Party nominee for

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in the 2020 election. Vig graduated from

Valley City State University Valley City State University (VCSU) is a public university in Valley City, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the North Dakota University System. Founded in 1890 as Valley City State Normal School, a two-year teachers' college, it was aut ...

in 2005. He defeated Bill Devlin in the 2006 elections to represent District 23 in the

. He lost his reelection bid to Devlin in 2010. Vig considered running for seat in the

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in the 2012 election, but opted against it. He ran for the North Dakota House in District 23 again in 2014, but lost. In the

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, the Democratic nominee for

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, selected Vig as her running mate. Lenz and Vig lost to

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and Brent Sanford, who were reelected to their second terms as governor and lieutenant governor, respectively.

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Living people Democratic Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives People from Steele County, North Dakota Valley City State University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly {{NorthDakota-politician-stub