N.D. Democratic governor candidate Taylor tabs Chaffee for No. 2

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Democratic governor candidate Ryan Taylor has chosen former Valley City State President Ellen Chaffee as his running mate.

Taylor and former first lady Jane Sinner announced the selection on Wednesday in Fargo.

The 67-year-old Chaffee retired from Valley City State in 2007, after serving as the school's president for 15 years.

North Dakota Democrats are holding their convention this weekend in Grand Forks. Delegates historically have picked their favored lieutenant governor candidate at the state party's convention. Taylor has said that he wanted to choose his own running mate before the convention begins.

The Democrats will be opposing incumbent Republican Gov. Jack Dalrymple and Lt. Gov. Drew Wrigley.

Dalrymple has been governor since December 2010, when former Gov. John Hoeven resigned to go to the U.S. Senate.

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