Rep. Lisa Finley-Deville for District 4A House
Lisa Finley-DeVille, Maheahzah Ahgawgish (Accomplishes Everything) and Eagle Woman (Lisa received from her mother on her passing) has lived her whole life in Mandaree, North Dakota on the Fort Berthold Reservation as a citizen of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation. Lisa is a co-founder and creator of the Fort Berthold Protectors of Water and Earth Rights (POWER). She serves on the Dakota Resource Council (DRC) Board of Directors, the Mandaree Volunteer Fire Department Board, the West Segment Development Authority Board, is the current Vice-Chair for the ND Dem-NPL, and the incumbent House Representative for District 4A. She also served on the Western Organization of Resource Council (WORC) Board of Directors and as a member of the DRC Oil and Gas Task Force, all groups that work on responsible energy development in Western North Dakota. Before her volunteer work, she helped build home ownership and renovation programs on the Fort Berthold Reservation for 13 years. Lisa’s policy issues include continuation of support for K-12 education funding, affordable access to healthcare, higher education programs, and diversification of our state's economy.
Lisa Hermosillo for District 38 House
Lisa Hermosillo is a mental health advocate and has been a member of the military community for 11 years. Her work in Minot includes founding Talk United-Minot, a peer support group that aims to provide connections and support to airmen, veterans and the community. If elected, Lisa's main priorities include increasing the availability of qualified childcare, addressing workforce retention, easing accessibility to mental health services and resolving high taxes affecting business owners and residents residing in District 38.
Alexandra Deufel for District 40 House
Alexandra Deufel grew up in Germany, studied in Canada and the United States, and became a proud US citizen. She moved to Minot 22 years ago for the rural life, wide open spaces, friendly people, and the live-and-let-live attitude. Alexandra is a biology professor at Minot State University. With her husband, she's also a landlord, a beekeeper, and a hay farmer. She has a teenage son, a dog, three horses, and many cats.
"I am running for the House of Representatives as a Democrat because the supermajority of Republicans in the legislature has become out of touch with their constituents. Instead of freedom and small government, they now want to tell us what to read, what our children can read, what our teachers can teach, and they want to make medical decisions for families. I get the strong sense that many in the legislature feel that they know what is good for us, no matter what we think as their constituents. It is time for change, move on from divisive social issues, and bring some balance back to Bismarck."