Randy Boehning

{{Short description|American politician (born 1962)}}

{{use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

{{Infobox officeholder

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| name =Randy Boehning

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| state_house = North Dakota

| district = 27th

| term_start = 2002

| term_end = 2018

| predecessor =

| successor = Ruth Buffalo

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|9|17}}

| birth_place =Hankinson, North Dakota, U.S.

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| profession = Self-employed general contractor{{cite web|url=http://www.ndgop.org/representative-randy-boehning/|title=North Dakota Republican Party - » Representative Randy Boehning|work=ndgop.org|accessdate=11 July 2015|archive-date=July 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712100947/http://www.ndgop.org/representative-randy-boehning/|url-status=dead}}

| alma_mater = North Dakota State College of Science (Associate's degree, Business Administration){{cite web|url=http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/63-2013/members/house/representative-randy-boehning|title=Representative Randy Boehning|work=nd.gov|accessdate=11 July 2015}}

| party=Republican

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Randy Boehning (born September 17, 1962) is an American politician. He was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th District, serving from 2002 to 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party. He received a BA from Moorhead State University, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1994 and an AAS, Business Administration, North Dakota State College of Science, 1988–1990.{{cite web|title=Randy Boehning|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/41688/randy-boehning|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}

After voting against expanding gay rights in North Dakota Senate Bill 2279, Boehning was outed for sending an explicit photo and messages to another man on Grindr{{Cite web |date=2016-01-30 |title=Have I Got A Bit More News For You S49E04 - video Dailymotion [38'38" ff] |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3pfjtc?start=2318 |access-date=2023-11-24 |website=Dailymotion |language=en}} in April 2015; he initially claimed it was political retaliation for his vote.Emily Welker, [http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/politics/3732464-nd-lawmaker-claims-disclosure-explicit-photo-was-retaliation-vote ND lawmaker claims disclosure of explicit photo was retaliation for vote] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526172826/http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/politics/3732464-nd-lawmaker-claims-disclosure-explicit-photo-was-retaliation-vote |date=May 26, 2015 }}, Grand Forks Herald, April 27, 2015, accessed April 28, 2015. On April 30, 2015, Boehning was quoted by the Grand Forks Herald as saying he is "gay" and that he is "relieved to come out", and also said he is attracted to women.{{cite web |date=April 30, 2015 |title=Randy Boehning |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/30/randy-boehning-grindr_n_7176406.html |accessdate=May 26, 2015 |work=The Huffington Post}}{{cite web|url=http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/politics/3732464-nd-lawmaker-claims-disclosure-explicit-photo-was-retaliation-vote|title=ND lawmaker claims disclosure of explicit photo was retaliation for vote|author=Emily Welker|work=Grand Forks Herald|accessdate=11 July 2015|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526172826/http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/politics/3732464-nd-lawmaker-claims-disclosure-explicit-photo-was-retaliation-vote|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/randy-boehning-republican-law-maker-who-voted-against-gay-rights-is-outed-after-posting-nude-pictures-on-grindr-10212842.html|title=Randy Boehning: Republican lawmaker who voted against gay rights is outed after posting nude pictures on Grindr|work=The Independent|date=April 29, 2015 |accessdate=11 July 2015}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/29/n-d-legislator-caught-sending-grindr-pics-after-voting-against-gay-rights-bill/|title=N.D. legislator who voted against gay rights bill caught sending pics on Grindr|author=Michael E. Miller|date=29 April 2015|newspaper=Washington Post|accessdate=11 July 2015}}{{cite news| author =The Associated Press| author-link =The Associated Press| title =North Dakota GOP Lawmaker Defends Sexting Man From Gay Site| quote =A North Dakota lawmaker who has voted against extending legal protections to gays and lesbians is defending his decision to send a graphic photo of himself to another user of a gay dating website, telling his hometown newspaper that he is gay...| newspaper =The New York Times| date =April 29, 2015| url =https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/04/29/us/ap-us-xgr-lawmaker-explicit-photo-.html| accessdate = June 11, 2015}}