# Rick Clayburgh > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Clayburgh > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rick_Clayburgh.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Clayburgh > Source revision: 1343520210 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American politician (born 1960)}} {{Infobox politician |image = | | name = Rick Clayburgh | caption = Rick Clayburgh | office = North Dakota Tax Commissioner | term_start = 1996 | term_end = May 2005 | governor = [Ed Schafer](/source/Ed_Schafer)
[John Hoeven](/source/John_Hoeven) | predecessor = [Robert E. Hanson](/source/Robert_E._Hanson) | successor = [Cory Fong](/source/Cory_Fong) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|4|8|mf=y}} | party = [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)){{cite web|url=http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?cmd=Search&searchType=STATE&electionDate=06112002&showMap=N |title=Primary Election – June 11, 2002 |date=September 16, 2003 |publisher=[web.apps.state.nd.us](/source/North_Dakota_Secretary_of_State) |accessdate=November 5, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110518205956/http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/electionresultssearch.htm?cmd=Search&searchType=STATE&electionDate=06112002&showMap=N |archivedate=May 18, 2011 }} }} '''Richard S. "Rick" Clayburgh''' (born April 8, 1960) is a [North Dakota Republican](/source/North_Dakota_Republican_Party) politician and current director of the [North Dakota Bankers Association](/source/North_Dakota_Bankers_Association).{{Citation needed|date=November 2010}} Clayburgh was elected as the state's [Tax Commissioner](/source/North_Dakota_Tax_Commissioner) in 1996, and re-elected in 2000 and 2004. He resigned effective May 2005 to become President and CEO of the North Dakota Bankers Association and [Cory Fong](/source/Cory_Fong) was appointed to serve until an election in 2006 (where Fong was elected).{{cite web|url = http://www.nd.gov/tax/abouttax/chronology-of-tax-commissioners.pdf|title = Chronology of Tax Commissioners|publisher = [nd.gov](/source/Government_of_North_Dakota)|accessdate = November 5, 2010|format = PDF|archive-date = February 7, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070207131752/http://www.nd.gov/tax/abouttax/chronology-of-tax-commissioners.pdf|url-status = dead}} In responding to Clayburgh's resignation, [Governor](/source/Governor_of_North_Dakota) [John Hoeven](/source/John_Hoeven) described him as "a dedicated servant of North Dakota for the past twenty years" who had served with "integrity and distinction" and stated that he would be missed.{{cite web|url = http://governor.nd.gov/media/news-releases/2005/04/050427b.html|date = April 27, 2005|title = Hoeven Statement On The Resignation Of Rick Clayburgh|publisher = [governor.nd.gov](/source/Governor_of_North_Dakota)|accessdate = November 5, 2010}} Clayburgh was well-favored in his 2002 campaign for [North Dakota's at-large congressional district](/source/North_Dakota's_at-large_congressional_district){{cite web|url = http://rs6.loc.gov/elect2002/catalog/1243.html|title = Election 2002 Web Archive Record|publisher = [rs6.loc.gov](/source/Library_of_Congress)|accessdate = November 5, 2010}} against incumbent [Democrat](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) [Earl Pomeroy](/source/Earl_Pomeroy), and ran an aggressive campaign including a visit from then-[Vice President](/source/Vice_President_of_the_United_States) [Dick Cheney](/source/Dick_Cheney) in [Fargo, North Dakota](/source/Fargo%2C_North_Dakota).{{cite web|url = http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/200207/29_gundersond_cheney-m/|title = Vice President Cheney raises money in North Dakota|author = Gunderson, D.|date = July 29, 2002|publisher = [news.minnesota.publicradio.org](/source/Minnesota_Public_Radio)|accessdate = November 5, 2010}} He raised over [US$](/source/US%24)1 million for the campaign.{{cite web|url = http://www.campaignmoney.com/political/campaigns/rick_clayburgh.asp?cycle=02|title = Rick Clayburgh – $1,086,009 raised, '02 election cycle, North Dakota (ND), Republican Party|publisher = campaignmoney.com|accessdate = November 5, 2010}} Despite the efforts, Pomeroy edged out Clayburgh and won re-election, with 52% of the vote.{{cite news|title = The 2002 Elections – Results in North Dakota|newspaper = [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|url = https://www.nytimes.com/ref/elections2002/2002ND.htm|date = November 7, 2002|accessdate = November 5, 2010}} ==See also== {{Portal|Biography}} *[2002 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota](/source/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_North_Dakota) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{S-start}} {{s-ppo}} {{s-bef|before=Rod Backman}} {{s-ttl|title=[Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) nominee for [Tax Commissioner of North Dakota](/source/Tax_Commissioner_of_North_Dakota)|years=1996, 2000, 2004}} {{s-aft|after=[Cory Fong](/source/Cory_Fong)}} {{s-off}} {{Succession box| before=[Robert E. Hanson](/source/Robert_E._Hanson)| title=[Tax Commissioner of North Dakota](/source/List_of_North_Dakota_Tax_Commissioners)| years=1996–2005| after=[Cory Fong](/source/Cory_Fong) }} {{S-end}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Clayburgh, Rick}} Category:Living people Category:North Dakota tax commissioners Category:Politicians from Grand Forks, North Dakota Category:North Dakota Republicans Category:University of North Dakota alumni Category:1960 births --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rick Clayburgh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Clayburgh) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Clayburgh?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.