Paul Laxalt

Lt. Governor | Republican | LAXALT, PAUL DOMINIQUE, A Senator from Nevada; born in Reno, Washoe County, Nev., August 2, 1922; attended the public schools of Carson City, Nev.; attended Santa Clara (Calif.) University 1940-1943; served in the U.S. army during the Second World War; graduated, University of Denver 1949 and University of Denver Law… Continue reading Paul Laxalt

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Charles Russell

Governor | Republican | RUSSELL, CHARLES HINTON, A Representative from Nevada; born in Lovelock, Pershing County, Nev., December 27, 1903; attended the public schools; was graduated from Elko County High School in 1922 and the University of Nevada at Reno in 1926; taught school in 1926 and 1927; employed in a mine office in Ruth,… Continue reading Charles Russell

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Berta Baker

Treasurer | Republican | Berta Baker on Wikipedia

Thomas Hall

Secretary of State | Republican | HALL, THOMAS, A Representative from North Dakota; born in Cliff Mine, Keweenaw County, Mich., June 6, 1869; moved with his parents to a homestead near Jamestown, Stutsman County, N.Dak., in 1883; attended the public schools and Concordia College, Moorehead, Minn.; construction worker for Aberdeen, Bismarck, and Northwestern Railroad, and… Continue reading Thomas Hall

Heidi Heitkamp

Attorney General | Democrat | HEITKAMP, MARY KATHRYN (HEIDI), a Senator from North Dakota; born in Breckenridge, Minn., October 30, 1955; graduated University of North Dakota, B.A., 1977; graduated Lewis & Clark College, J.D., 1980; lawyer, Environmental Protection Agency 1980-1981; lawyer, Office of the North Dakota State Tax Commissioner 1981-1986; director, Dakota Gasification Company; tax… Continue reading Heidi Heitkamp

Byron Dorgan

Representative | Democrat | DORGAN, BYRON LESLIE, a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Dickinson, Stark County, N. Dak., May 14, 1942; attended the public schools; B.S., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks 1964; M.B.A., University of Denver 1966; tax commissioner, State of North Dakota 1969-1980; delegate, North Dakota State Democratic conventions… Continue reading Byron Dorgan

Mark Andrews

Representative | Republican | ANDREWS, MARK, A Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Cass County, N.Dak., May 19, 1926; attended the public schools; served in the United States Army 1944-1946; cadet at United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y., until receiving a disability discharge in 1946; graduated, North Dakota State University, Fargo… Continue reading Mark Andrews

Quentin Burdick

David’s comment: The Burdicks were quite the powerful political dynasty in North Dakota.Senator | Democrat | BURDICK, QUENTIN NORTHRUP, (Son of Usher L. Burdick, husband of Jocelyn Birch Burdick), a Representative and a Senator from North Dakota; born in Munich, Cavalier County, N.Dak., June 19, 1908; attended the public schools; graduated, University of Minnesota 1931… Continue reading Quentin Burdick

Milton Young

Senator | Republican | YOUNG, MILTON RUBEN, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Berlin, La Moure County, N.Dak., on December 6, 1897; attended the public schools of La Moure County; attended the North Dakota State Agricultural College at Fargo, and Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa; engaged in agricultural pursuits near Berlin, N.Dak.; elected to… Continue reading Milton Young

Usher Burdick

David’s comment: Likely the best rapper in North Dakota.Lt. Governor | Republican | BURDICK, USHER LLOYD, (father of Quentin Northrup Burdick, father-in-law of Jocelyn Birch Burdick, father-in-law of Robert Woodrow Levering), A Representative from North Dakota; born in Owatonna, Steele County, Minn., February 21, 1879; moved with his parents to Dakota Territory in 1882; raised… Continue reading Usher Burdick