北达科他州：州议会民主党选出新领袖 福斯与塞尔兹勒同出法戈第44选区
北达科他州议会民主党人13日晚选出新一届领袖：众议院民主党人推选法戈市众议员奥斯汀·福斯、参议院民主党人推选法戈市参议员杰米·塞尔兹勒出任少数党领袖，两人均来自法戈北部的第44选区。32岁的福斯是一名建筑师，2024年首次当选州众议员，接替自2023年起任领袖、不再竞选连任众议员的扎克·伊斯塔。48岁的塞尔兹勒是一名认证私人健身教练，曾在亚马逊与沃尔玛担任高级管理职务，接替自2022年起任领袖、今年不再参选的凯西·霍根。
塞尔兹勒今年8月才获任命，接替当选法戈市长的乔希·博希留下的参议员任期，他表示可能在2028年竞选完整任期。民主党在州议会中仍属极少数，本次选举略有斩获，共和党以80比14控制众议院、41比6控制参议院。福斯表示，民主党将优先推动降低生活成本、政府公平问责、加强公立学校与留住教师。州议会组织会议将于12月1日至3日举行，州长凯利·阿姆斯特朗将发表预算讲话。
North Dakota: Legislative Democrats Elect New Leaders; Foss and Selzler Both From Fargo's District 44
North Dakota legislative Democrats elected new leaders on the evening of the 13th: House Democrats chose Fargo Representative Austin Foss, and Senate Democrats chose Fargo Senator Jamie Selzler, as minority leaders, with both coming from District 44 in northern Fargo. Foss, 32, is an architect who was first elected state representative in 2024, succeeding Zack Ista, who had served as leader since 2023 and is not running for reelection to the House. Selzler, 48, is a certified personal fitness trainer who previously held senior management positions at Amazon and Walmart, succeeding Kathy Hogan, who had served as leader since 2022 and is not running this year. Selzler was only appointed in August, succeeding Senator Josh Boschee, who left to become mayor of Fargo, and he said he may run for a full term in 2028. Democrats remain a small minority in the state legislature, though they made slight gains in this election; Republicans control the House 80 to 14 and the Senate 41 to 6. Foss said Democrats will prioritize lowering the cost of living, fair and accountable government, strengthening public schools, and retaining teachers. The legislature's organizational session will be held December 1 to 3, and Governor Kelly Armstrong will deliver the budget address.
来源：North Dakota Monitor
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