10/15/26: From 2008 to 2016, Jerod Tufte served as a Judge Advocate in the North Dakota Army National Guard, attaining the rank of Major and serving overseas in Kosovo. From 2011 to 2014, he served as legal counsel to Governor Jack Dalrymple. In 2014, Governor Dalrymple appointed Justice Jerod Tufte as a district court judge in the Southeast Judicial District. In 2016, North Dakota voters elected him to the North Dakota Supreme Court. He took office in January 2017. This is his first campaign for re-election to the Court.

Learn more about Jerod and his campaign at https://tufte.us.

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