Candidates on the North Dakota Dem-NPL ticket make an appearance in Park River

Tim Lamb, Dem-NPL nominee for State Auditor, implores the importance of a bipartisan system. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

Tim Lamb, Dem-NPL nominee for State Auditor, implores the importance of a bipartisan system. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

Merrill Piepkorn addressing the audience in Park River. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

Merrill Piepkorn addressing the audience in Park River. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

Katrina Christiansen, the Democratic candidate running for the North Dakota US Senate seat, speaking at the Alexander House in Park River. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

Katrina Christiansen, the Democratic candidate running for the North Dakota US Senate seat, speaking at the Alexander House in Park River. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

Pembina County native Patrick Hart speaking at the Democrat-NPL Meet and Greet. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

Pembina County native Patrick Hart speaking at the Democrat-NPL Meet and Greet. Photo by Nick Vorlage.

On Friday, May 31, members of the Democrat-NPL held a public Meet and Greet at the Alexander House in Park River. The reason for their appearance was two-fold. First, to introduce themselves to potential voters in the November election, and secondly, to actively combat the stigma of being affiliated with a political party which holds only a sliver of power in the state legislature and is vastly un…