| Party | Commissioners |
|---|---|
| Democratic-NPL | 1 |
| Republican | 20 |
The following is a list of public service commissioners of North Dakota. The three public service commissioner offices were created in 1940 and terms began on January 1, 1941, replacing the three offices that made up the North Dakota Railroad Commission.
First commissioner
| # | Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben C. Larkin | 1941–1949 | Republican |
| 2 | Ernest D. Nelson | 1949–1961 | Republican |
| 3 | Bruce Hagen | 1961–2000 | Democratic-NPL |
| 4 | Tony Clark | 2001-2012 | Republican |
| 5 | Bonny Fetch | 2012–2013 | Republican |
| 6 | Randy Christmann | 2013– | Republican |
Second commissioner
| # | Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clark W. McDonnell | 1941–1950 | Republican |
| 2 | Everett H. Brant | 1951–1954 | Republican |
| 3 | Martin Vaaler | 1954–1962 | Republican |
| 4 | Ben J. Wolf | 1963–1980 | Republican |
| 5 | Leo M. Reinbold | 1981–2003 | Republican |
| 6 | Kevin Cramer | 2003–2012 | Republican |
| 7 | Julie Fedorchak | 2013–2025 | Republican |
| 8 | Jill Kringstad | 2025– | Republican |
Third commissioner
| # | Name | Term | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon S. McDonald | 1941–1948 | Republican |
| 2 | Elmer W. Cart | 1949–1954 | Republican |
| 3 | Anson J. Anderson | 1955–1960 | Republican |
| 4 | Richard J. Thompson | 1961–1966 | Republican |
| 5 | Richard A. Elkin | 1967–1983 | Republican |
| 6 | Dale V. Sandstrom | 1983–1992 | Republican |
| 7 | Susan Wefald | 1993–2009 | Republican |
| 8 | Brian Kalk | 2009–2017 | Republican |
| 9 | Brian Kroshus | 2017–2022 | Republican |
| 10 | Sheri Haugen-Hoffart | 2022- | Republican |
See also
References
- ipu research note [May 31, 2007] Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine