Roger Johnson (North Dakota)
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Roger Johnson is the immediate past North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, and 2006. Johnson served as the president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) from 2007-2008. He resigned in 2009 to become president of the National Farmers Union.
Johnson faced a rematch against Republican
Doug Goehring
in the 2006 election, winning by a wider margin than in 2004.
North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner
In the U.S. state of North Dakota, the Agriculture Commissioner, formerly known as the Commissioner of Agriculture, is an elected official who heads the North Dakota Department of Agriculture. The present commissioner is Doug Goehring....
. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, and 2006. Johnson served as the president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) from 2007-2008. He resigned in 2009 to become president of the National Farmers Union.
Johnson faced a rematch against Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring
Doug Goehring is the current North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. A Republican, he was appointed to the office by Governor John Hoeven on April 6, 2009 to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Democratic-NPL incumbent Roger Johnson to become president of the National Farmers...
in the 2006 election, winning by a wider margin than in 2004.