BuhrSharonValley City  (CSi)  Sharon Buhr of Valley City will seek the Democratic nomination to run for the North Dakota House of Representatives in the November 2016 general election.

Buhr will seek the nomination to run as a Democrat during the District 24 Democratic-NPL District Convention on Sunday, March 6 at 2 pm in the Skoal Room at the Valley City State University Student Center.

The Barnes County resident is director of the Young People’s Healthy Heart Program at CHI Mercy Health and clinical dietitian at Sanford Health.
Buhr has a bachelors degree from Concordia College in Moorhead, and a masters degree in public health from the University of Minnesota. She is chair of the ON THE MOVE Partnership and the City County Health District Board.
Buhr served for 21 years on the Valley City School Board. She is on the Valley City Flood Task Force, has been a member of Valley City’s Beautification Committee for 20 years, chaired the CROP WALK for HUNGER the past 29 years, been an active member of What in the World Is Going On? a VCSU based group formed to bring issues of concern to the community.

Her background includes her interest in community development and her history of working in developing countries (both South Africa for 4 years and Liberia for 6 months as a medical missionary) led her to be an active member of a local group helping the community adjust to the increasing diversity.

Buhr grew up on a farm homesteaded by her great grandparents just north of Tower City which she co-manages. She is married to James Buhr a family physician at Sanford Health. They have two children, Christian who is married with two children and Nicolai. Buhr is an active member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church.
Buhr says “It would a privilege and honor to serve the citizens of District 24. We have a wonderful county and a beautiful state. We do, however, have a number of issues that need to be addressed in the next session, including the overall state finance, permanent flood protection for Valley City and Lisbon, along with other cities in our state which includes providing affordable housing, mental health and addiction services, health care, education, and more.”