Governor Kelly Armstrong center. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)
(North Dakota Monitor) – A selection committee has settled on seven finalists for three open Ethics Commission seats, narrowing down the pool from 39 applicants.
The finalists are:
- Nicole Bredahl, a Fargo attorney
- Patrick Frise, a University of North Dakota law student and former Ethics Commission intern
- Jared Huibregtse, a Mandan resident and project manager for an engineering firm
- Jenna Mueller, a Fargo nonprofit leader
- Murray Sagsveen, a Bismarck attorney and current Ethics Commission member
- Pamela Sharp, a Bismarck consultant and former director of the North Dakota Office of Management and Budget
- Mark Western, a Fargo attorney
The new commissioners will be selected based on a consensus vote of Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Senate Majority Leader David Hogue, R-Minot, and Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan, D-Fargo.
Interviews will start this week in Bismarck. They will be open to the public, according to the North Dakota Governor’s Office.
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