Leo M. Reinbold
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Leo M. Reinbold is a North Dakota Republican Party
politician who served as North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1981 to 2003.
in 1933. He was educated in public schools in Hebron, North Dakota
, and he graduated from Dickinson State University
. He taught school for 25 years in the states of North Dakota and Montana
, including 19 years at Valley City State University where he was chairman of the Department of Geography. He was named an Outstanding Educator in America in 1971, and was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Dickinson State in 1985. He was elected to the North Dakota Public Service Commission
in 1980, and he served until his resignation on July 31, 2003 when Parkinson's Disease
began to have a greater effect on his abilities.
North Dakota Republican Party
The North Dakota Republican Party is the North Dakota affiliate of the United States Republican Party. The party platform is generally conservative.The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics...
politician who served as North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1981 to 2003.
Biography
Leo Reinbold was born in Glen Ullin, North DakotaGlen Ullin, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 865 people, 369 households, and 221 families residing in the city. The population density was 831.2 people per square mile . There were 405 housing units at an average density of 389.2 per square mile...
in 1933. He was educated in public schools in Hebron, North Dakota
Hebron, North Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 803 people, 357 households, and 228 families residing in the city. The population density was 539.2 people per square mile . There were 434 housing units at an average density of 291.4 per square mile...
, and he graduated from Dickinson State University
Dickinson State University
Dickinson State University is a four-year public university in Dickinson, North Dakota, United States, and is a part of the North Dakota University System...
. He taught school for 25 years in the states of North Dakota and Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, including 19 years at Valley City State University where he was chairman of the Department of Geography. He was named an Outstanding Educator in America in 1971, and was awarded a Distinguished Alumnus Award from Dickinson State in 1985. He was elected to the North Dakota Public Service Commission
North Dakota Public Service Commission
The North Dakota Public Service Commission is a constitutional agency that maintains various degrees of statutory authority over utilities, telecommunications, railroads, grain elevators, pipeline safety, and other functions in North Dakota....
in 1980, and he served until his resignation on July 31, 2003 when Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
began to have a greater effect on his abilities.