Michelle Strinden

Strinden was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota to George and Betty Lou (Hafner) Strecker. She graduated from Bismarck Century High School in 1987. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education from the University of North Dakota in 1991 and a Master of Science in counseling from Minnesota State University Moorhead in 1995.{{Cite web|title=Michelle Strinden's Biography|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/181415/michelle-strinden|access-date=August 26, 2021|website=Vote Smart}} During her studies at the University of North Dakota, she worked on her future father-in-law Earl Strinden's campaign for the U.S. Senate election in 1988.

Strinden worked as a school counselor in the West Fargo Public Schools. She was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in November 2018 and assumed office on December 1, 2018.{{Cite web|title=Representative Michelle Strinden {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch|url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/members/house/representative-michelle-strinden|access-date=2021-08-26|website=www.legis.nd.gov}}{{Cite web|title=Michelle Strinden|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Michelle_Strinden|access-date=2021-08-26|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} Strinden is an advocate for school choice.{{Cite web|last=Hoffman|first=Megan|title=Debating school choice in the legislature|url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Debating-school-choice-in-the-legislature-504673221.html|access-date=2021-08-26|website=kfyrtv.com|language=en}}

In the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election, U.S. Representative Kelly Armstrong chose Strinden as his running mate, both winning the endorsement of the state Republican Party.{{cite news |title=Endorsed for governor by North Dakota GOP, Kelly Armstrong taps Fargo's Michelle Strinden as running mate |first=April |last=Baumgarten |website=inforum.com |date=April 6, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |url=https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/kelly-armstrong-taps-fargos-michelle-strinden-as-running-mate}} They won the Republican primary on June 11, defeating lieutenant governor Tammy Miller and commerce commissioner Josh Teigen.{{cite news |title=Armstrong advances to November general election |first=Chris |last=Larson |work=WDAY-TV |date=June 11, 2024 |access-date=June 15, 2024 |url=https://www.wdayradionow.com/news/regional-news/77175-updated-armstrong-advances-to-november-general-election}}

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