North Dakota Highway Patrol wants lawmakers to report harassment because ‘threats precede violence’

By: Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: February 2, 2026

Words: 870

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Every morning before 9 a.m., Sen. Judy Lee receives a call on her landline, the only phone number she discloses publicly.

Lee never picks up. She doesn’t know who it is that keeps calling. It could be harassment. Or it might be a telemarketer.

“I doubt that it’s somebody who wants to shoot me,” said Lee, R-West Fargo. “They could just come to my door. They’ve got my address.”

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