National Border Patrol Council Endorses Heidi Heitkamp for U.S. Senate
As the union representing 16,500 Border Patrol Agents at both our Northern and Southern borders, the National Border Patrol Council is proud to endorse Heidi Heitkamp in her campaign for U.S. Senate. In 2016, we endorsed Donald Trump for President because he was tough on borders and strong on enforcement. We’re endorsing Heidi Heitkamp now for the exact same reason.
As North Dakota’s former Attorney General, Heidi understands law enforcement and she knows the unique challenges Border Patrol Agents face every day as they work to keep our country safe. In particular, the Northern Border is often overlooked by many in Congress — but not by Heidi. She’s been laser-focused on securing the Northern Border since she was elected to the Senate. When we have a border security challenge, Heidi’s door is one of the first we knock on because she has never failed to support the men and women of the Border Patrol.
Our Agents have been thankful for Heidi’s many stops in towns like Portal and Pembina to hear about the difficulties we face securing the border. She’s walked in our shoes and taken our concerns right back to Washington as a member of the powerful Homeland Security Committee. Heidi worked doggedly across the aisle to pass legislation to strengthen security at the 5,500-mile border that we share with Canada. And despite living thousands of miles from the Southern Border, Heidi has also been tireless in her efforts to ramp up border security and crack down on illegal crossings, human trafficking and narcotics smuggling on our Southern Border. She’s visited the Southern Border several times and met personally with Agents to see the security challenges firsthand.
We need elected officials in Washington who will work with both parties to keep our country secure. We need elected officials like Heidi that don’t just talk about border security — but actually do something about it. Heidi has fought for tougher border security and comprehensive immigration solutions to keep our great country safe. We trust her judgment and commitment and that is why she has more than earned our endorsement.
