Ray Holmberg

Ray Holmberg
A monochrome portrait photo of a man with short grey hair, wearing a suit coat and tie; he is looking and facing the center of the camera with a happy expression.
Holmberg in 2021
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 17th district
In office
December 1, 1976 – June 1, 2022
Preceded byN/A[1]
Succeeded byJonathan Sickler
Personal details
Born (1944-12-10) December 10, 1944 (age 79)
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Kerry Louise Hackett
(m. 1973)
Children2
Signature
Criminal information
Years active2002-2021
Criminal statusPled guilty. Awaiting sentencing.
Conviction(s)Child sex tourism
Criminal penaltyTo be determined

Raymon Everett Holmberg (born December 10, 1944) is an American former educator, school counselor, and Republican North Dakota state senator. Once tied for the longest-serving state legislator in the United States, Holmberg resigned from the Senate in 2022 after 45.5 years upon investigation into his child sex tourism and alleged receipt of child sexual abuse material.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2021-06-08 Grand Forks Herald was invoked but never defined (see the help page).