Call it bipartisanship: As Rep. Todd Porter walked into the Capitol one day earlier this month, he spotted Sen. Kathy Hogan lying on the floor. She had just fallen while leaving for the day.
Porter, R-Mandan, a longtime paramedic, provided immediate assistance to Hogan, D-Fargo, who was later found to have suffered a cracked kneecap and a mild concussion.
“Having Todd be my first responder was a gift,” said Hogan, the Senate minority leader. “His calm and firm presence was totally reassuring.”
Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan, D-Fargo
Beth Helfrich, executive director for the North Dakota broadcasters and newspaper associations, witnessed the quick assist.
“It was truly like a divine intervention that Todd Porter, a paramedic, was right there,” she said.
In addition to his 24 years in the Legislature, Porter has worked as a paramedic in the Bismarck-Mandan area for 45 years. He said he has dealt with numerous calls, from “falls with lacerations to major traumatic events.”
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Porter carries a pager for the Capitol Response Team and responds when he can to assist state Highway Patrol officers and Capitol Security.
“That is the profession I fell in love with while still in high school, and still to this day it makes my pulse rise a bit,” he said. “But the ultimate satisfaction is helping someone in need.”
Hogan, 74, was on crutches for a time and participated in her committees remotely from her Bismarck hotel until she was able to return to the Capitol.
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