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CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Former North Dakota Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp launched her “Bring It Home, Heidi!” bus tour with North Dakota Senator Kent Conrad to get her message out to North Dakotan’s.

Heitkamp told the party faithful at the District 24 Democratic Headquarters in downtown Valley City that it’s important to send someone to the U-S Senate who represents the values of North Dakota. The crowd of some 200 people cheered when Heitkamp said her opponent Rick Berg represents his party and not what’s best for the state of North Dakota. 

Heitkamp is in a tight race with North Dakota Republican Congressman and U-S Senate candidate Rick Berg. He and Congressional candidate Kevin Cramer are also campaigning across the state to get their message out to North Dakota voters as well.

Former Valley City State University & Mayville State University president Ellen Chaffee is running with Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Ryan Taylor as his Lt. Governor. Chaffee questioned North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple ethics of accepting campaign contributions from oil companies concerning an oil development project in Dunn County. Dalrymple and members of the Industrial Commission approved of a controversial project for oil development in the Little Missouri State Park.

According to a news story in The Forum on Thursday some 170 Dunn County residents want a grand jury to decide if Governor Dalrymple’s acceptance of campaign contributions from the oil industry may be considered bribery.

Dickey County farmer and Democratic candidate for the Public Service Commission Brad Crabtree also questioned his opponent Randy Christmann’s  acceptance of campaign contribution’s from oil and coal companies for a position he would regulate if Christmann’s elected. Crabtree said he would not accept campaign donations from companies he would regulate if elected.