The chair of Legislative Management approves travel requests by state lawmakers. Holmberg held this position between 2013 and 2018, meaning he was able to approve some of his own trips.| Dickinson Press
Holmberg was named Person of the Year by the Grand Forks Herald in 2021 and received a Chamber of Commerce Henry Havig Award for Community Service in 2020. Both awards were rescinded this week.| Dickinson Press
Federal Judge Daniel Hovland accepted the former North Dakota state senator's guilty plea during a Thursday, Aug. 8, hearing, for traveling abroad to sexually abuse a child.| Grand Forks Herald
The Herald and Grand Forks-East Grand Forks Chamber of Commerce rescinded awards previously given to the longtime state lawmaker.| Grand Forks Herald
'We can only help build a safer future for children by showing that this type of behavior will not be tolerated!' North Dakota Library Association President Tammy Kruger wrote in a statement.| Dickinson Press
Former Sen. Ray Holmberg’s guilty plea on a charge related to child sex tourism may prompt a review of rules governing lawmaker travel, House Majority Leader Rep. Mike Lefor said.| North Dakota Monitor
FARGO – Ray Holmberg, once a powerful state legislator, admitted in federal court Thursday he took multiple trips to Europe with the intent to pay for sexual contact with children. “The boys rent at around $60 (sex is extra),” Holmberg wrote in an email to a friend using the alias Sean Evans, according to prosecutors. […]| North Dakota Monitor
A former North Dakota legislative leader who is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday to a child sexual abuse charge has violated conditions of his release, court records say.| North Dakota Monitor