The North Dakota Public Leaders 4-H Showmanship Event flipped the script and put state leaders in the boots of 4-H youth. Leaders were coached, and later judged by 4-H members who showed livestock at the 2024 North Dakota State Fair.

State leaders who took first place in the State Fair event were: Beef Cattle, John Fjeldahl, Ward County commissioner, Berthold, coached by Bennett Johnson, Mercer County; Dairy Cattle, Sarah Lovas, chair, State Board of Agricultural Research and Education, Hillsboro, coached by Brekka Kuss, Stutsman County; Dairy Goats, Kandi Mikkelson, North Dakota State Fair Board member, Minot, coached by Devyn Fougner, Griggs County; Meat Goats, Beth Richardson, Canadian consul general, Minneapolis, Minnesota, coached by Lilli Steeke, Bowman County; Sheep, Lynette Flage, NDSU Extension associate director, Fargo, coached by Gustin Ueckert, Golden Valley County; Swine, Sen. Keith Boehm, District 33, Mandan, coached by Cooper Strommen, Morton County.

Other state leaders participating and their 4-H coaches were: Drew Combs, North Dakota Trade Office executive director, Bismarck, coached by Elizabeth Hanson, Ward County; Congressman Kelly Armstrong, Dickinson, coached by Sydnee Johnson, Mercer County; Rep. Karen Rohr, District 31, Mandan, coached by Jarett Sanders, Oliver County; Commissioner Sheri Haugen-Hoffart, Public Service Commission, Bismarck, coached by Jacob Sand, Bottineau County; Mohamed Khan, NDSU Extension assistant director, ANR, Fargo, coached by Marie Sand, Bottineau County; Woodrow (Chip) Poland, director of Agriculture and Technical Studies, Dickinson, coached by Eleanor Carlson, McLean County; Chloe Drummond, 4-H Foundation coordinator, Fargo, coached by Tessa Sigvaldson, Williams County; Kevin Black, Minot Area Chamber Economic Development Corp. board member, Minot, coached by Maggie Iverson, Cavalier County; Rep. Paul Thomas, District 6, Velva, coached by Morgan Keen, Ward County; Sen. Kristin Roers, District 27, Fargo, coached by Rudi Wendel, Cass County; Sen. David Hogue, District 38, Minot, coached by Faith Carpenter, Ward County; Jeff Eslinger, communications director, North Dakota Association of Counties, Bismarck, coached by Layla Krinke, Bowman County; Sen. Judy Estenson, District 15, Warwick, coached by Rosie Abraham, Griggs County; Rep. Vicky Steiner, District 37, Dickinson, coached by Tessa Dvorak, Dunn County; Rep. Matthew Ruby, District 40, Minot, coached by Rachel Schmidt, Oliver County; Twyla Baker, president, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College, New Town, coached by Bailey Hokanson, Williams County; Greg Lardy, Joe and Norma Peltier vice president for NDSU Agriculture, Fargo, coached by Haley Mcleod, Ransom County; Sen. Jeff Barta, District 43, Grand Forks, coached by Graesen Helgoe, Pembina County.