The Honorable Earl Ralph Pomeroy III

Education: B.A., University of North Dakota; attended University of Durham (England); J.D., University of North Dakota

Experience: Now a lobbyist, The Honorable Earl Pomeroy represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2011, where he served on the Agriculture Committee and the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Pomeroy started his career in private practice, and from 1981 to 1985, he was a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives. He was the North Dakota State Insurance Commissioner from 1985 to 1992.

Appointed by U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi