The North Dakota Republican Party (ND GOP) is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party platform is generally conservative. The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics. The party holds nearly all statewide positions in addition to having a supermajority in both houses, of the state legislature, over the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. The current party chairman is Stan Stein.
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