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Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, North Dakota State Assembly

Former Member, Emergency Commission, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Advisory Committee on Legislative Revenue, North Dakota State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Energy Development and Transmission, North Dakota State Senate

Former Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Legacy Fund Earnings, North Dakota State Senate

Former Chair, Joint Committee on Legislative Procedure and Arrangements, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Committee on Tribal Taxation Issues, North Dakota State Senate

Former Member, Joint Review Committee on Federal Environmental Law Impact, North Dakota State Senate

Chair, Council of State Governments, Midwest Legislative Conference, 2001-2002

Education

  • BS, Dickinson State University
  • MS, Northern State University

Professional Experience

  • BS, Dickinson State University
  • MS, Northern State University
  • Former Math/Chemistry Teacher, Dickinson High School

Political Experience

  • BS, Dickinson State University
  • MS, Northern State University
  • Former Math/Chemistry Teacher, Dickinson High School
  • Majority Leader, North Dakota State Senate, 2013-present
  • Senator, North Dakota State Assembly, 1999-present
  • Candidate, North Dakota State Senate, District 37, 2018
  • Former President Pro Tempore, North Dakota State Senate, 2011
  • Representative, North Dakota State Assembly, 1991-1997

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Appropriations Committee, North Dakota State Assembly

Chair, Council of State Governments, Midwest Legislative Conference, 2001-2002

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Budget Section

Chair, Committee on Committees

Member, Joint Committee on Legislative Management

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • BS, Dickinson State University
  • MS, Northern State University
  • Former Math/Chemistry Teacher, Dickinson High School
  • Majority Leader, North Dakota State Senate, 2013-present
  • Senator, North Dakota State Assembly, 1999-present
  • Candidate, North Dakota State Senate, District 37, 2018
  • Former President Pro Tempore, North Dakota State Senate, 2011
  • Representative, North Dakota State Assembly, 1991-1997
  • Former Executive Director, Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Member, Elks
  • Member, Legislative Management
  • Member, Rotary
  • Chair, Sunrise Youth Bureau
State Bills
Speeches