Joshua A. Boschee is an American politician, who was elected to the

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in 2024. He was previously elected to the

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in the 2012 state elections. A member of the

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, he represented the 44th District in the legislature, serving alongside Karla Rose Hanson in a dual-member district."ND Elects First Openly Gay State Legislator"
. ''Valley News Live'', November 7, 2012. He is the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the state legislature in North Dakota. His campaign was opposed by a series of attack ads alleging that he was promoting a " gay agenda," which were revealed to have been funded by

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politician and anti-LGBT activist Eugene Delgaudio through his group Public Advocate of the United States."Election Results: LGBT Races to Watch"
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'', November 6, 2012. Originally from Minot, Boschee currently resides in Fargo, and was an employee of

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at the time of his election.

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Joshua Boschee
, - 1982 births Democratic Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives American gay politicians LGBTQ state legislators in North Dakota Living people People from Minot, North Dakota Politicians from Fargo, North Dakota 21st-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly {{NorthDakota-politician-stub