(CNBC)  Former U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp of ND announced Tuesday on Twitter she is starting a new job as a CNBC – CSi Cable 38 – contributor.

Heitkamp, a Democrat was defeated in Nov 2018 in her re-election bid by Republican Rep Kevin Cramer.

Heitkamp tweeted on Tuesday, “Off to an interesting start! Looking forward to talking with you all as a @CNBC contributor. #NewBeginning.”

CNBC lists Heitkamp as a contributor on its website.

Last Saturday Heitkamp said  she does not intend to run for governor in 2020 but would make “some announcement” this week about her plans.

The North Dakota Democrat has been named one of four Visiting Fellows by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School . She and former National Economic Council Director Gary Cohn will co-host a weekly discussion on the state of the economy called “The Real State of the Union.”