What is John Hoeven?
{{Infobox Officeholder |birthname = John Henry Hoeven III |image = Hoeven Official Portrait 2014.JPG |imagesize = |jr/sr = Senior |state = [[North Dakota]] |term_start = January 3, 2011 |term_end = |alongside = [[Kevin Cramer]] |predecessor = [[Byron Dorgan]] |successor = |order2 = 31st |office2 = Governor of North Dakota |lieutenant2 = [[Jack Dalrymple]] |term_start2 = December 15, 2000 |term_end2 = December 7, 2010 |predecessor2 = [[Ed Schafer]] |successor2 = [[Jack Dalrymple]] |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|3|13}} |birth_place = [[Bismarck, North Dakota]] |death_date = |death_place = |party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] {{small|(Before 1996)}}<br>[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] {{small|(1996–1998)}}<br>[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] {{small|(1998–present)}} |spouse = Mikey Hoeven |alma_mater = [[Dartmouth College]]<br>[[Kellogg School of Management|Northwestern University]] |profession = [[Banker]] |signature = John Hoeven Signature.svg |website = {{URL|http://www.hoeven.senate.gov/}} }} '''John Henry Hoeven III''' (born March 13, 1957) is a politician from the [[U.S. state]] of [[North Dakota]]. On January 3, 2011, he became a [[United States Senate|United States Senator]] for that state. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/John_Hoeven|title=John Hoeven|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/member/john-hoeven/H001061|title=John Hoeven|last=Hoeven|first=John|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=2020-06-07}}</ref> A member of the [[North Dakota Republican Party]], he previously served as the [[List of Governors of North Dakota|31st]] [[Governor of North Dakota]] from December 2000 to December 2010. Hoeven was elected to the [[U.S. Senate]] in the November 2, 2010 general election. He replaced junior Senator [[Byron L. Dorgan]], who chose not to seek re-election. <br /