Michael Howe (born September 20, 1986) is an American politician serving as the

North Dakota Secretary of State The North Dakota secretary of state is an elected office in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The incumbent was Michael Howe. Duties of the secretary of state include being the custodian of the state's Great Seal and other official state documents ...

. Elected in November 2022, he assumed office on January 1, 2023.

Early life and education

Michael Howe was born September 20, 1986. Howe earned a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication 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 ...

in 2010.

Career

In 2011 and 2012, Howe served as a legislative correspondent and legislative assistant for Congressman

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. He also served as an agricultural policy advisor to Berg. In 2013, he was the director of legislative affairs and communications director for the North Dakota Corn Growers Association. He was elected to the

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in November 2016 and assumed office on December 1, 2016. Howe served as a member of the House Water Topics Overview Committee. He was the manager of Kelly Armstrong's successful 2018 campaign to represent North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives. In January 2022, Howe declared his candidate for

North Dakota secretary of state The North Dakota secretary of state is an elected office in the U.S. state of North Dakota. The incumbent was Michael Howe. Duties of the secretary of state include being the custodian of the state's Great Seal and other official state documents ...

in the 2022 election. The incumbent secretary, Alvin Jaeger, retired after seven terms in office. Howe defeated university administrator and Democratic-NPL nominee Jeffrey Powell in the general election. After winning election as the Secretary of State, Howe resigned from the House of Representatives on November 9, 2022. The local Republicans appointed Jonathan Warrey to the subsequent vacancy.

References

, - Living people Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives North Dakota State University alumni Secretaries of state of North Dakota 21st-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly 1986 births {{NorthDakota-politician-stub