James P. "Jim" Roers is an American politician and businessman who was a member of the

North Dakota Senate The North Dakota State Senate is the upper house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, smaller than the North Dakota House of Representatives. Per the state constitution, North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative distri ...

from the 46th district. He assumed office on December 1, 2016.

Early life and education

Roers was born in

Alexandria, Minnesota Alexandria is a city in and the county seat of Douglas County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,335 as of the 2020 census. I-94 passes through Alexandria, along with Minnesota State Highways 27 and 29. It is south of Lake ...

and raised in

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. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from

North Dakota State University North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota, United States. It was ...

Career

Roers is the president of Roers Development, a property development company. He was appointed to the

in April 2012, succeeding Tom Fischer, and served until December 2012. He was elected to the Senate in November 2016. Roers has also served as vice chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.

Personal life

Roers and his first wife, Debby, have four children, including

Shannon Roers Jones Shannon Roers Jones is an American attorney and politician. She served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 46th district from 2016-2024. She was the North Dakota House Republican Caucus Chairperson from 2019 to 2021. Early lif ...

. Shane, Stacy, and Stephanie. After divorcing in 1995, Roers married Sandra Lorenz in 1998 and they were married until 2024.

References

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