| Bette Grande | |
| State House: | North Dakota |
| District: | 41st |
| Term Start: | 1996 |
| Term End: | 2014 |
| Successor: | Pamela Anderson[1] [2] |
| Party: | North Dakota Republican Party |
| Education: | University of North Dakota (BS) |
| Profession: | Office manager, Substitute teacher, Politician |
| Spouse: | Don Grande |
| Residence: | Fargo |
| Birth Date: | 25 January 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Williston, North Dakota, U.S. |
Bette B. Grande (born January 25, 1961) is a North Dakota Republican Party politician who represented the 41st district alongside Al Carlson in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1997 to 2014.[3]
Grande is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), serving as North Dakota state leader, also with Carlson.[4]
Grande got a B.S. in education and a minor in sports medicine from the University of North Dakota. She has been the Director of Christian Education, a substitute teacher, and an office manager.[5]
She was elected in 1996 and was re-elected in 2000, 2002,[6] 2006,[7] and 2010.[8]
Grande is a member of the House Appropriations committee, and serves on the Education and Environment subsection.
In October 2011, she announced she would run for the seat being vacated by U.S. Congressman Rick Berg, who ran for the U.S. Senate.[9]
Grande ran for reelection in 2014, but lost her bid to retired banker Pamela Anderson.[1] [2]
Grande lives in Fargo, North Dakota with her husband Don and her three children. She is a member of the Calvary United Methodist Church.[10]