Ray Holmberg
Ray Holmberg | |
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Holmberg in 2021 | |
| Born | December 10, 1944 |
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| Political party | Republican |
| Criminal status | Imprisoned at FMC Rochester; earliest possible release May 8, 2033 |
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Kerry Louise Hackett
(m. 1973–1986) |
| Children | 2 |
| Conviction | August 8, 2024 (pleaded guilty) |
| Criminal charge | Child sex tourism |
| Penalty | 10 years in prison, 10 years supervised release, lifetime registration as sex offender |
| Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 17th district | |
| In office December 1, 1976 – June 1, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | N/A |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Sickler |
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Raymon Everett Holmberg (born December 10, 1944) is a convicted child sex offender and American politician (tied for the longest-serving state legislator in the United States). He previously worked as an educator, school counselor and Republican North Dakota state senator.
Holmberg resigned from the Senate in 2022 (after 45.5 years) upon investigation into his child sex tourism and receipt of child pornography. In 2024, he pleaded guilty to the sex tourism charges then in 2025 was sentenced to ten years imprisonment.