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Josh Boschee | |
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| Mayor of Fargo | |
| Assumed office July 6, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Mahoney |
| Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 44th district | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Merrill Piepkorn |
| Minority Leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives | |
| In office December 3, 2018 – April 30, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Corey Mock |
| Succeeded by | Zac Ista |
| Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 44th district | |
| In office December 1, 2012 – December 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Don Clark |
| Succeeded by | Austin Foss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 24, 1982 Minot, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | North Dakota State University (BA, MEd) |
Joshua A. Boschee is an American politician who is currently the mayor of Fargo, North Dakota and a North Dakota Senator. He was first elected to the Senate in 2024 and was previously elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2012. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represents the 44th District in the legislature. While in the House he served alongside Karla Rose Hanson in a dual-member district.[1]
He is the first openly gay candidate ever elected to the state legislature in North Dakota.[1] His campaign was opposed by a series of attack ads alleging that he was promoting a "gay agenda," which were revealed to have been funded by Virginia politician and anti-LGBT activist Eugene Delgaudio through his group Public Advocate of the United States.[2]
Originally from Minot, Boschee currently resides in Fargo, and was an employee of Minnesota State University Moorhead at the time of his election.
Boschee declared his candidacy for Mayor of Fargo in January 2026.[3] He was elected mayor on June 9, 2026, defeating five other candidates. Boschee received 46.7% of the vote, nearly twenty points ahead of the Michelle Turnberg, who received the second-highest number of votes.[4][5][6] He is the first full-time mayor of the city, and plans to resign his Senate seat to focus on his role as mayor.[7][8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "ND Elects First Openly Gay State Legislator". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Check Here for Updates on LGBT Races to Watch | Advocate.com". www.advocate.com. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ Achterling, Michael (January 6, 2026). "State Sen. Josh Boschee launches campaign for Fargo mayor". North Dakota Monitor. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
- ↑ Baumgarten, April (June 10, 2026). "Fargo bets on Boschee: State senator elected mayor". InForum. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Fargo, ND Mayor Election Live Results 2026". AP News. June 9, 2026. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Josh Boschee wins Fargo mayoral race". WDAY Radio - AM 970 and FM 93.1. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
- ↑ Ratanpal, Harshawn (June 10, 2026). "North Dakota Sen. Josh Boschee elected mayor of Fargo". Minnesota Public Radio News. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
- ↑ Port, Rob (July 9, 2026). "Port: Mayor Boschee's legislative resignation will come after deadline for voters to elect his replacement". InForum. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
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