Question: Information:  - North Dakota (locally ) is the 39th state of the United States, having been admitted to the union on November 2, 1889.  - Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for twelve years.  - John Henry Hoeven III (born March 13, 1957) is the senior United States Senator from North Dakota, in office since 2011. A member of the North Dakota Republican Party, he previously served as the 31st Governor of North Dakota from December 2000 to December 2010. Hoeven was elected to the U.S. Senate in the November 2, 2010 general election. He replaced junior Senator Byron L. Dorgan, who chose not to seek re-election. Hoeven became the senior Senator in 2013 after Kent Conrad retired and was replaced by Heidi Heitkamp, who was once Hoeven's opponent for the Governor's office.  - The Governor of North Dakota is the head of the executive branch of North Dakota's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.  - Richard S. `` Rick '' Clayburgh ( born April 8 , 1960 ) is a North Dakota Republican politician and current director of the North Dakota Bankers Association . Clayburgh was elected as the state 's Tax Commissioner in 1996 , and re-elected in 2000 and 2004 . He resigned effective May 2005 to become President and CEO of the North Dakota Bankers Association and Cory Fong was appointed to serve until an election in 2006 ( where Fong was elected ) . In responding to Clayburgh 's resignation , Governor John Hoeven described him as `` a dedicated servant of North Dakota for the past twenty years '' who had served with `` integrity and distinction '' and stated that he would be missed . Clayburgh was well - favored in his 2002 campaign for North Dakota 's at - large congressional district against incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy , and ran an aggressive campaign including a visit from then - Vice President Dick Cheney in Fargo , North Dakota . He raised over US $ 1 million for the campaign . Despite the efforts , Pomeroy edged out Clayburgh and won re-election , with 52 % of the vote .  - The North Dakota Republican Party (ND GOP) is the North Dakota affiliate of the Republican Party. The Party's platform is generally conservative. The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics. The Party holds nearly all statewide positions in addition to having a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, over the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. The current party chairman is Robert Harms.     After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'rick clayburgh' with the relationship of 'member of political party'.  Choices: - democratic party  - military  - north dakota republican party  - union
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north dakota republican party