SenatorHeitkampofficialJamestown (CSi) – Sen. Heidi Heitkamp will be the keynote speaker at a steak fry event slated for Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at 5:15 p.m. at The Bunker in Jamestown. Food will be served prior to her speaking at 6 p.m.

Dist. 12 Dem-NPL Democrats are hosting the event, which is open to the public.

Tickets are available at Grabinger’s Marine (252-4824) and Park Plaza Barber Shop (252-6001) in Jamestown. Cost is $25 per ticket, if purchased before Aug. 3, or $30 at the door.

Heitkamp took office in January 2013. She is the first female senator to be elected from North Dakota. She currently serves on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and is a member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and the committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. She is also the ranking member of the Senate’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management.

She previously served North Dakotans as the state’s attorney general and tax commissioner.