Source: United States Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) issued the following statement on the retirement of North Dakota State Senator Ray Holmberg (R-Grand Forks):
“Senator Ray Holmberg is a legend. He has long been Grand Fork’s number one cheerleader in the legislature replacing Earl Strinden. He is both thoughtful and tenacious in his work on behalf of the Grand Forks region. He has the rare ability to amass friends while amassing power. It’s hard to drive around Grand Forks and not see Ray’s beneficial influence in the institutions surrounding the city.”
Holmberg was first elected in 1976. That ties him as the current longest-serving state senator in the nation.