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Mike holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from North Dakota State University. He is married to his wife, Wendy, with whom he has 2 children. 

Mike is an engineer and works as a principal at Apex Engineering Group. He previously worked as a market leader and project manager with Ulteig Engineers. 

Ballotpedia, Mike Berg

Mike Berg ran for state representative in State Legislative District 8 in 2022 but did not win. 

Supports "returning tax dollars to hard working North Dakotans."

Plans to "return tax dollars" to state residents. 

Plans to reduce regulations and advocate for businesses that provide careers and opportunities for North Dakotans.

Plans to reduce regulations and advocate for businesses that can provide careers and opportunities for state residents. 

Supports agriculture research, value-added business development, and essential services in rural communities.

Supports agriculture research and value-added business development. 

- Plans to "return tax dollars" to state residents. 
- Plans to reduce regulations and advocate for businesses that can provide careers and opportunities for state residents. 
- Supports agriculture research and value-added business development. 

Economy

Supports the oil, gas, and coal industries.

- Supports the oil, gas, and coal industries.

Energy & the Environment

Healthcare

Plans to be "accessible, responsive, and honest with [his] constituents."

Plans to be accessible, responsive, and honest to the public.  

Wants to reduce the growth of state government.

Wants to reduce state government growth. 

- Plans to be accessible, responsive, and honest to the public.  
- Wants to reduce state government growth. 

Voting & Elections

Supports advocating for state resources to enhance rural roads, law enforcement, emergency healthcare, and schools.

Wants to secure state resources for district entities, including rural roads, law enforcement, emergency healthcare, and schools

Advocates for directing essential services to rural communities.

- Wants to secure state resources for district entities, including rural roads, law enforcement, emergency healthcare, and schools
- Advocates for directing essential services to rural communities.

Public Safety

Believes local communities should decide what content and books are suitable for the people they serve, with state government providing a framework for these decisions.

Believes local communities should decide what content and books should be allowed and state government should provide a framework for making these decisions.

Supports funding universal free school lunches for K-12 students.

- Believes local communities should decide what content and books should be allowed and state government should provide a framework for making these decisions.
- Supports funding universal free school lunches for K-12 students.

Education

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Mike Berg

SuAnn is from Minnesota. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration, accounting, and English from Concordia College. She is married to her husband, Randy, with whom she has 3 children and 12 grandchildren. 

SuAnn is retired. She is a certified public accountant (CPA) and worked as a tax partner with Eide Bailly LLP. She also worked in the oil, gas, and agriculture industries. 

Ballotpedia, SuAnn Olson

SuAnn Carol Olson currently serves as a state representative in State Legislative District 8. She was elected to this position in 2022 and is serving her first term. 

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Plans to address "skyrocketing property taxes."

- Supports local businesses.
- Plans to address "skyrocketing property taxes."

As of October 2, 2024, SuAnn Carol Olson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports limiting foreign adversary activity in North Dakota.

Wants to limit "foreign adversary activity" in North Dakota.

- Wants to limit "foreign adversary activity" in North Dakota.
- Supports local government rights.

Opposes policies that combine men's and women's sports.

Opposes transgender-inclusive policies in boy's and girl's restrooms and sports. 

- Opposes transgender-inclusive policies in boy's and girl's restrooms and sports. 

SuAnn Carol Olson

- Your state representative drafts laws, approves budgets, oversees the state executive branch, and participates in debates and votes on proposed laws.
- Your state representative serves on committees, which are crucial because they decide whether bills advance to a vote or get stalled.
- North Dakota has 47 districts, each represented by 2 elected representatives, totaling 94 representatives in the state's Legislative Assembly lower chamber, the North Dakota House of Representatives.
- Representatives can serve a maximum of two four-year terms. 
- They are paid an annual salary of approximately $41,000.

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