With the ballots opening on November 8, 2022, North Dakotans will be asked once again to elect someone to represent the jurisdiction in the U.S. Senate. However, this time promises to be different because now, the state has a viable and reliable option they can trust to further their interests in the person of Katrina Christiansen.
One of the major concerns that voters have expressed about Christiansen is the fact that she’s a political neophyte. However, whether or not that’s in reality a bad thing is a matter that’s subject to debate. After all, she’ll be featuring on this midterm election year’s ballot alongside an individual who’s spent more than a decade in the office with nothing truly tangible to show for it. As a matter of fact, it was during his tenure that the constituency made the list of the most corrupt states in the country. In light of this, being new to the political terrain might actually be a blessing in disguise.
But while Christiansen might not have held any political offices in the past, that isn’t to say that she doesn’t know what she intends to do for the people of North Dakota if elected into office. On the contrary, operating outside the political spectrum has given her a measure of objectivity that few going to the coming election can boast of.
To start with, she’s gone on record to establish her three major objectives in office. According to her, “Elementary and Secondary education federal programs like Title 1 need to be retooled to close learning gaps, provide mental, social, and other therapy services at student ratios to improve learning outcomes.
A responsive, competent, accessible, and affordable health care structure needs to be created for rural and urban communities that allows for basic, advanced health care, mental health care, and addiction services.” Also, she’ll be focusing on creating economic opportunity as well, “There needs to be an investment in innovation that keeps the processing of agricultural products in the state to keep the earnings in the state. Growing the processing industry with low utility designs creates jobs, low cost of goods, and keeps revenue and earnings in the state.”
Even though her words on each of these critical issues may appear laconic, they’re noteworthy in that they expressly capture viable solutions to the pressing problems at hand. The simple truth of the matter remains that, for too long, ND voters have done things the exact same way and expected a completely different result. It’s been crystal clear for a while now that the current dispensation isn’t interested in serving the people and has an ulterior agenda of its own.
This presents the people of North Dakota with just two options: either continue on the path that they have been on for more than a decade and simply hope for the best or play a more active and decisive role in determining the future of the state. Everyone has seen how Option 1 has worked out so far. Perhaps it’s time to give Option 2 a shot.
Christiansen is a voice for transformation and restoration. A vote for her in the coming election is realizing and acknowledging that maintaining the status quo is detrimental to the future of the state. She’ll bring her problem-solving expertise to the aid of a flailing North Dakota and bring back the values and principles that The Great Central State used to be known for.
