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Brad Crabtree is the vice president for fossil energy at the Great Plains Institute, where he is responsible for managing the carbon management program. He also co-directs the national Carbon Capture Coalition, which was previously known as National Enhanced Oil Recovery Initiative. In 2014 U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz appointed Crabtree to the National Coal Council. He is also on the board of THINKND, which is an independent "think tank."

Early Life, Education, and Early Career
Crabtree grew up in Bismarck, North Dakota. He has a bachelor of science degree from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and has a master's degree in history from John Hopkins University. Before returning to North Dakota in 1997, Crabtree worked on policies and as a consultant in Washington D.C. He also lived, worked, and did research Germany, Southeast Asia, and Brazil. When he returned to North Dakota in 1997, he became the Consensus Council project director in Bismarck. As project director he coordinated the International Flood Mitigation Initiative and the Grasslands Stewardship Initiative.

Political Career
Crabtree ran for North Dakota Public Service Commission in 2010 and 2012.

2010 Campaign
responsible energy development

2012 Campaign
accountability and transparency

Roger Johnson is the immediate past North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party.

Early Life, Education, and Early Career
Johnson grew up in Turtle Lake, North Dakota. He earned a BA from North Dakota State University in 1975. Johnson did Graduate work for two years then started farming, while working as a farm credit counselor. In 1988 he was asked by Sarah Vogel, the Agriculture Commissioner at the time, to work for her. While working with Vogel, Johnson ran the Agricultural Mediation Program, which helped farmers with financial problem. He resigned in 1996, when he ran for North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner.

Political Career
He was first elected in 1996 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, and 2006. Johnson served as the president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) from 2007-2008. He resigned in 2009 to become president of the National Farmers Union.

Johnson faced a rematch against Republican Doug Goehring in the 2006 election, winning by a wider margin than in 2004.