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Scot Kelsh

Democratic-NPL · North Dakota · 2026

Running for Public Service Commissioner (Unexpired 2-Year Term), North Dakota

Top priorities

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  • Supporting responsible data center development that does not raise costs for ratepayers
  • Protecting landowners from eminent domain overreach
Biography

Scot Kelsh is a firefighter with IAFF Local 642 and a tutor and special education behavior technician with Fargo Public Schools, according to his campaign site. He previously represented District 11 in Fargo in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1996 to 2014, serving on the Energy Development and Transmission, Natural Resources, and Taxation and Finance Committees, per the site.

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Public Service Commissioner (Unexpired 2-Year Term)North Dakota · 2026

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