Cory Fong (born August 6, 1972,
Great Falls, Montana
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) is a
North Dakota public servant. He is a
Republican, and the former state
State Tax Commissioner.
Fong was appointed Tax Commissioner in 2005 by Governor
John Hoeven following the resignation of
Rick Clayburgh (who left the job to become executive director of the North Dakota Bankers Association). He was elected to the position in 2006, when he faced
Brent Edison
Brent Edison (born 1956, Milnor, North Dakota) is an attorney and Democratic-NPL politician from North Dakota. He has unsuccessfully run for both State Auditor in 2004 and for State Tax Commissioner in 2006. Edison's campaign for Tax Commissione ...
, 53% to 47%, after a heated
campaign
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.
Biography
He was born in Great Falls to Donna Lee and Terry Fong and was raised in
Helena, Montana
Helena (; ) is the capital city of Montana, United States, and the county seat of Lewis and Clark County.
Helena was founded as a gold camp during the Montana gold rush, and established on October 30, 1864. Due to the gold rush, Helena would ...
. He moved to
Bismarck, North Dakota
Bismarck () is the capital of the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Burleigh County. It is the state's second-most populous city, after Fargo. The city's population was 73,622 in the 2020 census, while its metropolitan popula ...
in 1994 to fill the post of
Deputy Secretary of State. He is a graduate of
Gonzaga University in
Spokane.
Fong began his career in
public service at the
North Dakota Secretary of State's office, first as a staffer, then as state elections director, and finally, Deputy Secretary of State. Fong's responsibilities included addressing the
Help America Vote Act (HAVA). In 2004, Fong was a leader of the
John Hoeven re-election campaign. He is married to Cecily Fong, and has one stepson, Conrad Eggers.
He resigned as Tax Commissioner effective December 31, 2013, to join the public affairs division of Odney Advertising. On February 1, 2016, Fong became the communications director for MDU Resources Group Inc.
References
External links
Cory Fong's Official Election WebsiteOffice of State Tax Commissioner
1972 births
Gonzaga University alumni
Living people
North Dakota Tax Commissioners
Politicians from Great Falls, Montana
North Dakota Republicans
21st-century American politicians
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