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Merrill Piepkorn, known for his singing, had North Dakota Democrats singing together as he accepted the party’s nomination to be its candidate for governor.

“I’m known for wearing a bolo tie and playing guitar and kind of an old school guy like that,” Piepkorn said Saturday. “It’s also kind of old school, old fashioned to believe that we need to love our neighbors. … We need to take care of each other, to take care of our communities, to protect the rights of all of us.”

State Sen. Merrill Piepkorn, D-Fargo, is running for governor and will seek the endorsement of the Democratic-NPL Party during its state convention April 4-7. Piepkorn, assistant Senate minority leader, filed his candidacy paperwork with the Secretary of State’s Office on Tuesday.