{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Pam Gulleson, 15 September 2012.png | caption = Gulleson, at a parade in West Fargo. | name = Pam Gulleson | state_house = North Dakota | district = 26th | term_start = 1993 | term_end = 2009 | predecessor = | successor = Jerry Kelsh | party = North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party | alma_mater = North Dakota State University, Minnesota State University | profession = licensed nutritionist, farmer/rancher | spouse = Bill Gulleson | website = [http://www.pamgulleson.com/ Pam Gulleson for Congress] }}

'''Pam Gulleson''' is a former member of the North Dakota House of Representatives for the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, representing the 26th district from 1993 to 2009. She is now Vice President of Public Affairs at Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota.

==Early life, education, and early political career== Pam and her husband Bill farm corn, beans, and alfalfa. They operate a cattle feedlot. She got a BS in education and nutrition from NDSU and a degree in public administration from MSUM. Pam's sons are now the fifth generation of Gullesons to farm and ranch near Rutland in Sergeant County. Gulleson was raised on a dairy farm near Oakes, North Dakota.

She also served as Senior Legislative Advisor and Chief of Staff for former U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan for nine years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legistorm.com/person/Pamela_Marie_Gulleson/3944.html |title=Pamela Marie Gulleson |work=LegisStorm |access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref> she advanced major initiatives on farm, energy, trade, Native Americans, water development, flood protection, and research. She is especially known for her work in creating the Red River Valley Research Corridor.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pamgulleson.com/about |title=About &#124; Pam Gulleson for North Dakota |access-date=2011-12-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318203032/http://www.pamgulleson.com/about |archive-date=March 18, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Pam also worked as an executive officer and advisor to the president for North Dakota Farmers Union.<ref>{{cite press release |title=Gulleson named to Leadership with NDFU |publisher=North Dakota Farmers Union |date=January 12, 2011 |url=http://ndfu.org/data/upfiles/pressReleases/Gulleson.pdf |access-date=January 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727114326/http://ndfu.org/data/upfiles/pressReleases/Gulleson.pdf |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pam also worked as director of Public Health in Sergeant County and directing programming at the North Dakota State College of Science in Wahpeton.

==North Dakota House of Representatives== ===Elections=== She was elected in 1992 and won re-election every four years after that. In 2000, she won re-election with 28%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28556|title = ND State House 26 Race - Nov 07, 2000 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref> In 2004, she won re-election with 53%.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=214622|title=ND State House 26 Race - Nov 02, 2004 |website=Our Campaigns}}</ref>

===Tenure=== She held many leadership positions over the years. She was the assistant Democratic House minority leader in the late 1990s. In 1996, she criticized Governor Ed Schafer in the official Democratic response to Schafer's State of the State address saying that he thinks "the governorship is a personal trophy".<ref>{{cite news|title=Democrats Blast 'Trophy' Leadership |newspaper=Grand Forks Herald | url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6EB245F52E43C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM | date=January 25, 1996}}</ref>

===Committee assignments=== ;Standing *Appropriations

;Interim *Budget Section *Public Safety *Workforce<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/house/representatives/bios/pamgulleson.html |title=Representative Pam Gulleson: District 26 Rutland |access-date=2008-03-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080621055423/http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/house/representatives/bios/pamgulleson.html |archive-date=June 21, 2008 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

==2012 congressional election== {{Main|United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2012}} On September 21, 2011, Gulleson announced her candidacy for the Democratic-NPL Party nomination for North Dakota's at-large congressional district in the 2012 election.<ref>{{cite web|last=Nodland|first=Chad|title=Pam Gulleson To Announce Candidacy|url=http://www.northdecoder.com/Latest/pam-gulleson-to-announce-candidacy.html|work=NorthDecoder.com|access-date=September 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927214915/http://www.northdecoder.com/Latest/pam-gulleson-to-announce-candidacy.html|archive-date=September 27, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gulleson was unopposed in the nominating contest, but lost the election to Republican Kevin Cramer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Official Results General Election – November 4, 2014|url=http://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=SW&map=CTY|website=nd.gov|publisher=North Dakota Secretary of State|access-date=February 24, 2015|date=November 4, 2014}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.pamgulleson.com/ Pam Gulleson for Congress] official website *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080621055423/http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/house/representatives/bios/pamgulleson.html Representative Pam Gulleson] at the official North Dakota Legislative Assembly website *''Follow the Money'' – Pam Gulleson **[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=87329 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=66546 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=41193 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=40981 1998] campaign contributions *{{Twitter}} *{{Facebook|pamgulleson}}

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