State rep of 30 years will lead ND House Republicans

BISMARCK – One of the toughest jobs in North Dakota’s Legislature has a longtime figure taking charge. Rep. Robin Weisz, R-Hurdsfield, is the new House majority leader after House Republicans elected their leadership team Wednesday night. Senate Republicans reelected Sen. David Hogue, R-Minot, as their majority leader. Both men ran unopposed. “It will be an outstanding relationship because it already is,” Hogue said of their roles together. They will lead the two Republican supermajorities as perhaps the most visible members of the Legislature. The majority leaders steer the biennial legislative session, meet frequently with the governor, talk to the media and keep tabs on the Legislature’s work between sessions. Weisz has been speaker of the House for nearly two years, presiding over the 94-member chamber during floor sessions. He will hold both jobs simultaneously until a new speaker is elected in early December.

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