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John Hoeven

Disciplines:
politics
engineering/energy
politics/senate
north dakota

Summary

Republican Senator from North Dakota (2011–) — former Governor of North Dakota (2000–2010) — who managed North Dakota's oil boom and has been a consistent voice for energy development in the Senate.

Core Contribution

Creates the North Dakota energy development model — Hoeven's governance of North Dakota during the Bakken oil boom (which made the state the fastest-growing in America for several years) demonstrates how regulatory environment affects resource development.

Historical Influences

North Dakota Republican tradition

Intellectual Lineage

Bismarck, North DakotaDartmouth Northwestern Bank of North DakotaNorth Dakota GovernorUS Senate

Contemporaries & Peers

Kevin CramerJohn Thune

Minds Influenced

Energy policy

Intellectual Posterity

North Dakota Bakken oil boom

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