State of North Dakota Archives: on Civil Rights


Heidi Heitkamp: AdWatch: Featured in DSCC ad: "Elect more women to Senate"

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is taking advantage of the controversy over contraception and women's health issues to feature its female office-seekers. A new ad from the DSCC accuses male Republican candidates for Senate of perpetrating an "assault on women's health and freedom" and focusing on social rather than economic issues. [Heidi Hietkamp is featured in the DSCC ad, which says]:

"It's time to end the culture wars and get to work for the middle class. Time to elect more women to the U.S. Senate," a female narrator says, followed by clips of 11 female Democratic challengers and incumbents up for reelection endorsing the ad. "Send a Democratic woman to the Senate," the commercial's text reads under portraits of the women. "Send them all."

Source: 2012 N.D. Senate debate ad review by Huffington Post Feb 29, 2012

John Hoeven: No civil unions; restrict marriages to one-man-one-woman

Q: Should North Dakota recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?

A: No.

Q: Should North Dakota restrict marriage to a union only between a man and a woman?

A: Yes.

Source: 2004 N.D. Gubernatorial National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2004

Rick Becker: No money for racist critical theory & identity politics

The importance of fighting--and winning--the culture war in America cannot be overstated. This is about the heart and soul of our country, and resisting the leftist push to an authoritarian, Marxist society in which language is controlled, speech is restricted, and political dissent is punished with the force of law. We must ensure that federal dollars are never used to promote racist critical theory or identity politics in federal agencies, contractors, or education.
Source: 2022 N.D. Senate campaign website RickBecker2022.com Mar 14, 2022

Rick Berg: No affirmative action for state employment nor college

Q: On affirmative action: Should race, ethnicity or gender be taken into account in state agencies' decisions on college and university admissions?

A: No.

Q: Public employment?

A: No.

Q: State contracting?

A: No.

Source: N.D. Congressional 2002 National Political Awareness Test Nov 1, 2002

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