For the past five years U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong has been North Dakota’s sole legislator in the House of Representatives. He’s now looking to come home — and he wants to do so as the state’s next governor.

Armstrong was the first candidate to enter this year’s governor’s race, launching his bid just one day after Gov. Doug Burgum announced he wouldn’t seek a third term. He’s now facing off against Lt. Gov. Tammy Miller in the Republican primary, which is set for June, though he’s the only one seeking the party’s endorsement at its early April state convention.

Armstrong previously spent six years in the state Senate and three years as the state GOP chair, meaning he has longstanding ties to the state’s government and Republican Party. He told the Tribune he looks forward to potentially bringing his Washington experience to what he calls “the greatest job in all of politics.”