Day isn’t over! Next up is District 27 to knock doors with Kristin Roers and Greg Stemen. North Dakotans are excited to get out and vote for these great common-sense conservatives!
Last night, I made a simple request on X. I asked if anybody visiting Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day would stop by Alan’s grave and leave a photo for our family.
What happened next honestly caught me off guard.
By this afternoon, dozens of Americans from all walks of life had made the walk to Section 60 to visit SSG Alan W. Shaw. Veterans. Families. Complete strangers. People who had never met Alan, but chose to honor him anyway.
For one day on social media, people put aside the constant noise and negativity and came together for something bigger than themselves. My notifications filled with photos, kind messages, prayers, and stories from people honoring not just Alan, but so many of our fallen heroes.
I don’t think people fully understand what moments like this mean to Gold Star families. The fear is never just losing them. It’s losing them slowly over time as the world moves on and fewer people remember their name.
But today showed me that Alan will never be forgotten.
After years of watching social media reward some of the worst parts of humanity, today gave me a reminder that the good is still out there too.
Thank you to every single person who stopped by to visit Alan today, said his name, shared his story, or took a moment to honor the fallen.
This right here is the America Alan knew and loved enough to fight and die for.
And today, y’all showed us all that it’s still here and it’s still worth fighting for. 🇺🇸
This is probably a long shot, but if anybody happens to be in DC this weekend and plans on visiting Arlington, I would love to see a fresh photo of my husband’s grave in Section 60.
SSG Alan W. Shaw
Section 60, Grave 8451
B Co 1/12 Cav, 1st Cavalry Division
November 10, 1975 - February 9, 2007
There’s just something about knowing people still stop by, still say his name, still remember. 🇺🇸⭐🇺🇸
Mat Best - Folded Flag (Official Music Video)
This song was written for the men and women who stepped into the fire for this country and never made it home, and for the families, friends, and brothers left carrying their memory forward.
Memorial Day isn’t just a long weekend. Behind every folded flag is a name, a story, and a sacrifice that built the freedom we live in every day.
This song proudly supports the Major Brent Taylor Foundation and the Gold Star families it supports.
I’m proud to endorse Senator Kristin Roers, Representative Greg Stemen, and Shawn Kessel for D27.
They are conservative leaders who have a strong record of delivering results for their community. They will fight to cut property taxes and eliminate government waste.
Senator Kristin Roers and Representative Jim Jonas recently visited Heritage Middle School! Legislators got to get an inside look at the day-to-day operations at HMS, meet educators, and hear from learners.
Sophia Houn and Sophia Hruby grew up as step-sisters. Now they line up against each other at the faceoff circle for Legacy/Bismarck and Century. The chirps stay at the rink, but the support comes home. FULL STORY: https://t.co/aHMuIRIAfQ
“Death is the final enemy”
All of our days are numbered, but some have a more accurate estimate of that number.
If you have an hour, this is well worth your time.
In December 2025, former US Senator @BenSasse announced that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. That's the primary topic for this @UncKnowledge conversation about mortality, faith, and what truly matters when time is short.
Talking to host @P_M_Robinson, Sasse reflects on "redeeming the time"—holding ambition lightly, loving family more deliberately, and resisting the urge to make politics or professional success the center of life.
The discussion also covers Sasse's thoughts on the failures of Congress; the dangers of a fragmented, attention-starved republic; the crisis of higher education; and the moral challenges of technological abundance.
He speaks candidly and movingly about regret, forgiveness, prayer, and suffering—arguing that while death is a real enemy, it does not get the final word. Watch the full conversation on X:
James Van Der Beek, star of ‘Dawson’s Creek,’ died after a long battle with colorectal cancer. He was 48. This is a video he made telling people about his struggles and what cancer taught him. May he Rest in Peace 🕊️ .
Today, we signed four bills that position North Dakota to launch its Rural Health Transformation Program, with nearly $200 million in federal funding appropriated for the first year of the five-year initiative.
The four policy bills:
•Require the Presidential Physical Fitness test in physical education courses, with criteria and exceptions established by the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.
•Add nutrition education to the continuing education requirements for physicians.
•Allow North Dakota to join the physician assistant licensure compact.
•Expand the scope of practice for pharmacists to allow them to order certain laboratory tests and independently prescribe certain medications to patients.
Our citizens who depend on rural health care stand to benefit greatly from this program, and the Legislature deserves a ton of credit for staying focused and quickly moving these bills across the finish line.
Now comes the challenge of deploying these dollars in ways that improve the health and well-being our citizens, and we’re excited to work with our partners across the state to make North Dakota the healthiest state in the nation.
https://t.co/XaNqlKhAi4
"Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love."
This quote and mural at the CSG national office in Lexington, Kentucky, serve as a daily reminder of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and service. #MLKDay
A great crowd braved snow & winds to help launch Dist. 27 legislative candidates. Mike & I were happy to join ND Sec. of State Howe in celebrating experienced, results-oriented conservative leaders who delivered historic property tax relief & help transform rural health care.