'''Mary Kathryn "Heidi" Heitkamp''' (born October 30, 1955) is was the junior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[North Dakota]]. She was elected on November 6, 2012, to replace retiring Senator [[Kent Conrad]].
Prior to her election to the Senate, Heitkamp was [[Attorney General]] of North Dakota. It was reported in October 2018 that when she was the attorney general, Heitkamp ignored physical and sexual abuse allegations at an [[American Indian]] school, despite campaigning in 2018 as a defender against such abuse.<ref>Mikelionis, Lukas (October 9, 2018). [https://www.foxnews.com/politics/heidi-heitkamp-didnt-push-to-prosecute-sexual-physical-abuse-at-native-american-school-in-1990s Heidi Heitkamp didn't push to prosecute sexual, physical abuse at Native American school in 1990s]. ''Fox News''. Retrieved October 9, 2018.</ref>
Heitkamp has exploited [[sexual assault]] survivors for [[political]] purposes; in 2018 Heitkamp ran a television political ad naming a sexual abuse victim by name without the victims victim's consent. The survivor who was victimized twice now and forced to relive the nightmare, had to complain.<ref>https://dailycaller.com/2018/10/16/heitkamp-ad-sexual-assault-survivors-permission/</ref>
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