Mike Heberling (Napoleon's World)

Michael J. Heberling (born June 10, 1956) is a retired American politician who served as the US Representative for Dakota's 2nd District from 1999 to 2007. A Democrat, he was defeated in the 2006 Dakota gubernatorial election by Treasurer Tom Krupchak in a landslide and his seat was won by Paul Klemm, who holds it to this day. Heberling was regarded as a conservative Democrat and before his Congressional service was a longtime state senator from the northwestern corner of the state.