House 1966 (District 56); House 1967-72 (District 56B); House 1973-74 (District 9B)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Clay, Otter Tail, Wilkin
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
2/8/1930
Birth Place:
Fargo, North Dakota
Birth County:
Cass
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
7/2/2013
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Lutheran
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Barnesville
Occupation (when first elected):
Director, Minnesota Shorthorn Association/Director of Local Livestock Association
EDUCATION
Moorhead High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1948
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Barnesville, Minnesota (School Board);
1976 to 1977
U.S. Representative:
7th Congressional District, Minnesota;
02/22/1977 to 01/03/1991
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Seven children
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was a member of the Republican Party.
His was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in a special election that was called due to the resignation of Robert Selmer Bergland.
He ran unsuccessfully for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in the 1990 election.
Religion provided by Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1973-74.
He died in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota.