Tara Hiatt

Tara Hiatt is the Democratic candidate for the North Dakota House of Representatives, District 3, in the November 3, 2026 general election, having advanced from the June 9, 2026 Democratic primary.[1][2] A lifelong North Dakota resident and mother of three who works in higher education, she says her priorities include child care and Head Start access, school funding, property tax transparency and medical debt.[3]

Tara Hiatt graduated from Glenburn High School and attended Minot State University, according to Ballotpedia.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, she said her work experience includes stints in the oilfield and health care as well as her current role at a state university.[3]

Hiatt said in the survey that her campaign messages include expanding Head Start accessibility and child care subsidies, funding public schools and their lunch programs, directing property taxes toward things that improve quality of life with transparency about how they are spent, and keeping North Dakotans from bankruptcy or lifelong debt over medical services.[3]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.