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Fedorchak ranks border security as top issue in US House race • North Dakota Monitor
This is the first in a two part-series about candidates for U.S. House.
Republican U.S. House candidate Julie Fedorchak ranked addressing southern border concerns as her top focus if voters send her to Washington as North Dakota’s first female House member.
Fedorchak is running against Democratic-NPL candidate Trygve Hammer during the 2024 election for North Dakota’s at-large House seat. Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong is running for governor.
Fedorchak has served on the North Dakota Public Service Commission since being appointed in December 2012. She was reelected to the position in 2014, 2016 and 2022 and also serves as president of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners.
In an interview with the North Dakota Monitor, she ranked her other main priorities as increasing the development of federal lands for energy production and passing a farm bill. Fedorchak also talked about reducing inflation and her stance on the Israel-Hamas war.
Southern border
Fedorchak said many of the policy changes she believes are needed involving the southern border should be done through the executive branch.
“I view the border crisis being largely a crisis of neglect,” she said. “We need, not necessarily new ideas, but we need new leadership, and I believe President (Donald) Trump will provide that leadership.”
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She added she believes this is the No. 1 issue for North Dakotans and it affects public safety, which includes combating drug trafficking.
Fedorchak also said immigration and visa program changes are a top priority for businesses that are struggling to fill open workforce positions.
“There are lots of people in this world who want to move to America, so let’s provide an orderly process for that to happen,” she said. “But it starts with securing the border.”
Energy production
On energy production, Fedorchak said third-party regulators of the country’s electric grid have warned that a majority of the nation is in danger of not having enough power, especially during extreme weather.
“The generation capacity is shrinking and the demand is increasing and that is an unsustainable path,” she said. “There’s no excuse for us running short. We’re gonna have storms and we’re gonna have outages of course, but not having enough supply to meet demand, that is avoidable and that’s a leadership issue.”
Having reliable energy provides security for the country, Fedorchak said, and having more power generation would reduce the overall cost for energy and provide relief for businesses and people who have seen their costs increase in recent years.
“Those energy prices are baked into the costs of everything that we consume,” she said. “I support increasing, not decreasing, energy development on federal lands and developing the resources that are owned by citizens of the state.”
Farm bill
The third top issue facing North Dakotans, Fedorchak said, is passing a farm bill to support the state’s agriculture interests.
She added Congress may pass a new farm bill during the lame duck period before new lawmakers are sworn in, but, if they don’t, she would address it as one of her first priorities.
Fedorchak also said she would continue to look into reducing inflationary pressures on farmers after a new farm bill is passed.
Reducing inflation
Fedorchak said walking out of the grocery store with two bags that cost $75 is difficult for families that struggle to make ends meet.
Lowering energy costs, tackling the country’s spending and overall debt would start reducing costs for Americans, Fedorchak said.
“We’ve seen significant growth in a lot of the regulatory agencies under the Biden administration,” she said.
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The Environmental Protection Agency workforce has ballooned to more than 18,000 people, Fedorchak said, which is thousands more compared to the agency size during President George W. Bush’s administration.
“Those folks are out there writing rules like the greenhouse gas rules that are completely disconnected to science and reality, and causing a great deal of potential harm to our electricity industry,” she said.
She also said car dealerships should not be forced to buy electric vehicles via clean energy mandates. Fedorchak added the mandates force companies to spend countless hours and money trying to comply with new regulations.
“Just think about that, 300 million hours that they are spending complying with federal regulations rather than trying to make money, trying to increase their wages, trying to employ more people or keep their costs down,” she said. “Those things contribute to inflation as well.”
Israel-Hamas war
Fedorchak said the country should “stand firm” on its support for Israel during its continued war against Hamas.
“Iran is at the heart of all of this,” she said. “It comes back to a failure of leadership by the Biden administration, who’s been weak on Iran since day one.”
She also said she believes in former President Trump’s foreign policy position of “peace through strength.”
“It’ll provide some motivation for these bad actors to start behaving better,” Fedorchak said.
She said she wants the U.S. to continue in its support role in the conflict and looks forward to taking a more nuanced position once she begins receiving intelligence briefings, if she is elected.
Abortion
During a debate between the U.S. House candidates in August, Fedorchak said her anti-abortion stance reflects the values of North Dakotans.
She said she believes abortion policy is best decided by individual states; however, she also favors a nationwide gestational limit.
“That would be set around 15 or 16 weeks,” Fedorchak said.
She said her position would allow states to set stricter abortion policies underneath the gestational limit.
Fedorchak defeated four other Republican candidates during the primary election in June.
As of Sept. 30, Fedorchak has raised more than $1.8 million in donations during the 2024 election cycle with more than $409,000 raised in the last three months.
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HATTON, N.D. — Crews were fighting the grain elevator fire at Anchor Ingredients in Hatton on Wednesday, Nov. 5, for around seven hours.
There were two grain elevators at Anchor Ingredients that caught on fire, with one of them falling under a controlled collapse, with the fire spreading to the elevator.
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The Minnesota women’s basketball team is picking things up where they left them to end the 2024-25 season.
The reigning Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament champions played host to the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Tuesday night to open the new season and won, 91-47, at Williams Arena.
“Defensively, our young ladies played really, really hard,” head coach Dawn Plitzuweit said. “They were really disruptive. It was really fun to watch. And then on the offensive end, we didn’t make as many shots as we wanted to, but our offensive rebounding was absolutely outstanding.
“The energy really propelled us, and I thought this was a great way to open the season and get things started.”
The Gophers have high expectations after going 25-11 in 2024-25, the last five while winning the WBIT after being snubbed for an NCAA tournament bid. Minnesota struggled in Big Ten play, going 8-10, but was dominant against nonconference opponents, going 17-1.
While the challenges against other Big Ten teams are still a month out, they had a roster shake-up that provided new challenges for the foreseeable future.
Forward Mallory Heyer announced on social media last week that she was leaving the team and entering the transfer portal for ‘personal reasons.’ Heyer’s decision to leave was a shock to many on the team, but her departure led to other players being the stars on both sides of the ball in the season opener.
Senior guard Amaya Battle stepped up where Heyer was best, leading the team with 10 defensive rebounds, while freshman guard Makena Christian made a strong first impression, leading the way with 23 points and making 50% of her 3-point attempts.
The reigning Wisconsin Player of the Year was ranked as the best guard in the state last season, and her play on Tuesday showed 3,300-plus Gophers fans the excitement around their newest starter was well worth it.
“I thought she handled the emotions of playing in her first home contest at a really high level,” Plitzuweit said of Christian’s performance. “I think she’s someone who’s very calm and steady, anyway, but I thought she did some really good things on both end of the court.”
“I was excited to play with all my teammates,” Christian said. “Being in the Barn was really cool. I think the energy was really cool. But the main thing was I was really excited to play with my teammates.”
“Big shoutout to Amaya,” center Sophie Hart said. “Because 10 defensive rebounds, oh my gosh. She has really stepped up in that category. I mean, obviously tonight, but even in practice. So, I’d say it was a team effort.”
Hart scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and grad forward Finau Tonga added 14 points. She was 6 for 8 at the free throw line and corralled seven rebounds.
The Gophers are back in action at 7 p.m. Friday against Manhattan at Williams Arena.
Oregon State got all they could handle from the visiting North Dakota State Bison on Monday night, and it was a Josiah Lake drive-and-finish with under three seconds left that lifted the Beavers to a 67-65 victory on opening night.
Wayne Tinkle’s squad came out strong, bursting out to a 7-0 lead in the opening minutes. But the Bison were able to respond, jumping out to a 13-10 lead with 11:26 left in the first half. Oregon State was then able to reclaim the lead after a couple of Isaiah Sy three-point jumpers, pushing ahead by five points. The Bison would go on a 19-12 run to end the half, however, and the Beavers trailed 32-30 heading into the locker room.
The opening minutes of the second half saw multiple lead changes, with neither side able to gain much separation. After they fell behind 53-49, the Beavers went on a run, and found thesmelves ahead by six with just 5:49 left to play.
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But the Bison wouldn’t go away. Sparked by back-to-back dunks from Markhi Strickland, NDSU went on a quick 6-0 run to tie the game. A Dez White three-pointer put the Beavers back in front momentarily, but this lead quickly evaporated, and the Bison went up 65-64 with 2:17 remaining. Johan Munch hit one of two free throws on the following possession, tying the game at 65. Both teams came away with some stops on the defensive end, and the score remained deadlocked.
After grabbing a defensive rebound with 26 seconds left and the shot clock now off, the Beavers let the clock tick down as they set up their offense. With under five seconds to play, Josiah Lake pulled off a beautiful left-handed drive and finished at the rim, putting the Beavs ahead 67-65 with just two seconds on the clock.
But it wasn’t over yet. Inbounding from their own baseline, NDSU tried a football-style throw towards the sideline, and it was tipped out of play by a Beaver, giving the Bison one last chance to inbound the ball in OSU’s half. Guard Andy Stefonowicz was able to get off a three-point look at the buzzer, but it was a heavily-contested shot that came up well short, and Oregon State walked away with a two-point victory.
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The Beavers were fairly balanced in their scoring, as five different players reached double figures. Sophomore SF Isaiah Sy led the team in scoring, finishing with 12 points, five rebounds and two assists. Missouri State transfer Dez White was equally impressive. He had ten points on the night and also led the Beavers in assists with five. Junior guard Josiah Lake, who played all but five minutes, scored ten points and also grabbed eight rebounds, leading OSU in this category.
With the win, Oregon State improves to 12-0 in opening games under Wayne Tinkle.
The Beavers are back in action on Friday night, when they take on the University of Illinois Chicago at Gill Coliseum. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT
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