John Hoeven

Biography

Overview

John Hoeven is a Republican U.S. Senator from North Dakota, serving since 2011. Before entering the Senate, he served as North Dakota's 31st governor from 2000 to 2010. Hoeven is also a banker and former president of the Bank of North Dakota. He is one of the wealthiest U.S. senators with an estimated net worth of $45 million.

Career

As governor, Hoeven oversaw a 49.5% increase in North Dakota's real gross domestic product and directed development of a multi-resource energy program that made the state a major energy producer. The state gained nearly 40,000 new jobs during his tenure and its financial reserve grew past $700 million. In December 2009, he had an 87% approval rating. In the Senate, he has focused on agriculture, energy development, and rural economic issues.

Prior political experience

Hoeven was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2010, defeating Democrat Tracy Potter with 76% of the vote. He was reelected in 2016 and 2022. As governor, he won three consecutive four-year terms: in 2000 with 55% of the vote against Heidi Heitkamp, in 2004 with 71% of the vote, and in 2008 with 74% of the vote.

Biographical material adapted from the Wikipedia article (retrieved April 29, 2026), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ideology

Liberal–Conservative (DW-NOMINATE dim 1)

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Source: Voteview DW-NOMINATE · 669 scored votes

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Officeholding history

Term	Seat	Term dates	Termination	Predecessor	Successor
3rd	U.S. Senate ND Class 3	2023–present	In progress	John Hoeven	—
2nd	U.S. Senate ND Class 3	2017–2023	Term ended	John Hoeven	John Hoeven
1st	U.S. Senate ND Class 3	2011–2017	Term ended	—	John Hoeven

Committee assignments

Livestock, Dairy, Poultry, and Food Safety
SenateChairman· 2023–present
Water and Power
SenateChairman· 2023–present
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
SenateChairman· 2023–present
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate· 2023–present
Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research
Senate· 2023–present
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Senate· 2023–present
Conservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and Biotechnology
Senate· 2023–present
Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Senate· 2023–present
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Senate· 2023–present
Energy and Water Development
Senate· 2023–present
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Senate· 2023–present
Department of Defense
Senate· 2023–present
Senate Committee on Appropriations
Senate· 2023–present
Energy
Senate· 2023–present
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Senate· 2023–present

Current term legislation

Bills sponsored this term10

Bills cosponsored this term10

Elections

Year	Seat	Result	Vote share	Field
2016	U.S. Senate ND Class 1	Lost	39.24%	John Hoeven39.24% Eliot Glassheim8.48% Robert N Marquette1.54% James Germalic0.68% write-in0.05%