List of Speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives
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The following is a List of Speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives
, a position that was created with the state's constitution in 1889. The term indicated is the year of the legislative session in which the individual served as speaker. It is customary for the Speaker to serve for only one session. The Speaker is chosen from the party that has the majority in the given session.
North Dakota House of Representatives
The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate....
, a position that was created with the state's constitution in 1889. The term indicated is the year of the legislative session in which the individual served as speaker. It is customary for the Speaker to serve for only one session. The Speaker is chosen from the party that has the majority in the given session.
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1 | David B. Wellman | 1889 | Republican 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... |
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2 | William B. Allen | 1891 | Republican 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... |
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3 | George H. Walsh George H. Walsh George H. Walsh was an American newspaper editor and publisher from Grand Forks, North Dakota. He served on the council of the Dakota Territory and was instrumental in the founding of the University of North Dakota.... |
1893 | Republican 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... |
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4 | James C. Gill | 1895 | Republican 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... |
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5 | Erastus A. Williams | 1897 | Republican 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... |
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6 | Thomas Baker, Jr. | 1899 | Republican 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... |
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7 | Robert M. Pollock | 1901 | Republican 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... |
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8 | Thomas Baker, Jr. | 1903 | Republican 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... |
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9 | George Piercy | 1905 | Republican 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... |
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10 | Treadwell Twichell | 1907 | Republican 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... |
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11 | Usher L. Burdick Usher L. Burdick Usher Lloyd Burdick was a member of the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota. He was the father of Quentin N. Burdick.-Early life and career:... |
1909 | Republican 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... |
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12 | James M. Hanley | 1911 | Republican 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... |
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13 | John H. Fraine John H. Fraine John H. Fraine was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under L. B. Hanna. Fraine also served in the North Dakota House from 1909 to 1914.-Notes:... |
1913 | Republican 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... |
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14 | Alfred P. Hanson | 1915 | Republican 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... |
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15 | Howard R. Wood Howard R. Wood Howard R. Wood was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under Lynn Frazier and Ragnvald A. Nestos. Wood also served in the North Dakota House from 1917 to 1918.-Notes:... |
1917 | Republican 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... |
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16 | L. L. Stair | 1919 | Republican 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... |
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17 | Luther L. Twichell | 1921 | Republican 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... |
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18 | Roy Johnson | 1923 | Republican 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... |
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19 | Ben C. Larkin Ben C. Larkin Ben C. Larkin was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as a North Dakota Public Service Commissioner from 1941 to his death in 1949. Prior to 1941, his title was North Dakota Railroad Commissioner. He had served in that position since 1928.-Biography:Ben Larkin was born in... |
1925 | Republican 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... |
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20 | John W. Carr John W. Carr John W. Carr was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under George F. Shafer. Carr also served in the North Dakota House from 1923 to 1928.... |
1927 | Republican 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... |
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21 | Edwin Traynor | 1929 | Republican 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... |
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22 | Charles V. Freeman | 1931 | Republican 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... |
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23 | Minnie D. Craig Minnie D. Craig Minnie D. Craig was an American legislator, notable as the first female speaker of a state House of Representatives in the United States.... |
1933 | Republican-NPL 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... |
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24 | William Crockett | 1935 | Republican-NPL 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... |
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25 | Math Dahl Math Dahl Math Dahl was a North Dakota politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964. His long tenure in the office ended a period of instability in the department when the three previous commissioners only served one two year term... |
1937 | Republican-NPL 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... |
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26 | Oscar W. Hagen Oscar W. Hagen Oscar W. Hagen was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota under John Moses. Hagen also served in the North Dakota House from 1937 to 1940.-Notes:... |
1939 | Republican-NPL 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... |
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27 | Earl D. Symington | 1941 | Republican 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... |
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28 | Ralph Beede | 1943 | Republican 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... |
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29 | A. R. Bergesen | 1945 | Republican 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... |
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30 | Vernon M. Johnson | 1947 | Republican 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... |
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31 | Palmer Levin | 1949 | Republican 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... |
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32 | Leo Sticka | 1951 | Republican 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... |
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33 | Walter Bubel | 1953 | Republican 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... |
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34 | Kenneth A. Fitch | 1955 | Republican 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... |
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35 | Ben J. Wolf | 1957 | Republican 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... |
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36 | Hjalmar C. Nygaard | 1959 | Republican 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... |
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37 | R. Fay Brown | 1961 | Republican 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... |
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38 | Stanley Saugstad | 1963 | Republican 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... |
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39 | Arthur A. Link Arthur A. Link Arthur Albert Link was an American politician for the North Dakota Democratic Party, and later the Democratic-NPL. He was elected as a one-term congressman in 1970 and as the 27th Governor of North Dakota in 1972, and served two terms until 1981.-Life and career:Link was born in Alexander, North... |
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40 | Gordon S. Aamoth | 1967 | Republican 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... |
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41 | Ernest N. Johnson | 1969 | Republican 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... |
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42 | Howard F. Bier | 1971 | Republican 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... |
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43 | Arthur G. Bunker | 1973 | Republican 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... |
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44 | Robert F. Reimers | 1975 | Republican 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... |
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45 | Oscar Solberg | 1977 | Republican 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... |
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46 | Vernon E. Wagner | 1979 | Republican 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... |
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47 | James A. Peterson | 1981 | Republican 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... |
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48 | Patricia Kelly | 1983 | Democrat-NPL | |
49 | Roy Hausauer | 1985 | Republican 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... |
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50 | Richard Kloubec | 1987 | Republican 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... |
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56 | Francis J. Wald | 1999 | Republican 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... |
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57 | LeRoy G. Bernstein | 2001 | Republican 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... |
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58 | Janet Wentz | 2003 | Republican 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... |
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59 | Matthew Klein Matthew Klein Matthew Klein was the speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives during the 2005 legislative session. He was succeeded as speaker by Rep. Jeff Delzer. Klein is an engineering consultant by trade. He graduated from North Dakota State University with a degree in Electrical Engineering and... |
2005 | Republican 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... |
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60 | Jeff Delzer | 2007 | Republican 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... |
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61 | David Drovdal | 2009 | Republican 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... |
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