Former U.S. House candidate Alex Balazs has announced another attempt to run for North Dakota’s seat in the House of Representatives.

North Dakota Sen. Judy Lee and Reps. Jim Jonas and Austen Schauer, all Republicans, announced that they would campaign to represent District 13 in the state Legislature.

BISMARCK, N.D. (KMOT/KFYR) – Twelve people applied for the soon-to-be vacant spot on the North Dakota Supreme Court. The list includes four sitting district judges, a federal prosecutor, and five attorneys, as well as a solicitor general and a government relations executive.

Shawn Kessel is seeking an office once held by a lawmaker who unexpectedly died during the 2025 legislative session.

Justice Lisa Fair McEvers will be the next Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. She will be the first woman to serve in that role in state history.

The New Year is ringing in judicial history in North Dakota. Justice Lisa Fair McEvers will take the bench as the first woman ever elected Chief Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Justice McEvers is bringing 12 years of experience on the state’s highest court into the role.

Perdue, 33, will be the youngest person to ever hold that position for the state's largest ag organization and the largest Farmers Union organization in the country.