Retired Publisher • College of Science • Past President, National Newspaper Association • Past President, North Dakota Society of Professional Journalists • Past President, North Dakota Newspaper Association • Chosen to ND Newspaper Association Hall of Fame 2000 • Kiwanis • Chair Prairie Public Broadcasting • Board, Medora Foundation • Widower of beloved wife Elaine • 5 children • Senate since 1993.
Retired educator and former Executive Director, Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce • Board, Sunrise Youth Bureau • Board, Juvenile Justice State Advisory Group • Leader, Cub Scouts 2001 & 2002 • Chair, Midwest Legislative Conference • Member Legislative Council • Married • Wife’s name Kayleen • 2 children • House Member 1991-99 • Senate since 1999.
St. Thomas University • Basin Coordinator, Red River Joint Water Resource District • Cass County Joint Water District • SE Cass Water Resource District • Red River Human Services • Advisory Board, ND Healthy Steps • ND Community Forestry Coalition • ND Water Coalition • ND WRD Representative • Kiwanis • FEMA Outstanding Public Service Award • 2003 State Leader of the Year, National Child Support Enforcement • 2003 Legislative Service Award, ARC of ND • Married • Wife’s name Margaret • 2 children • Senate since 1997.
Sheriff (Retired December 31, 1998) • MSU • U.S. Army • President, ND Peace Officers Association • President, ND Association of Counties • Long Eagle Award • American Legion • VFW • Elks • Gloria Dei Lutheran Church • Married • Wife’s name Shirley • 3 children • Senate since 1999.
Retired, General Contractor & Retail Lumber • Underwood High School • Past Chair, ND Republican Party • Presidential Appointment to National Advisory Council for SBA • Farm Bureau • Methodist Church • Married, wife's name Mavis • 4 children • 4 step children • House 1973-81 • Senate since 1985.
Insurance Agent • BA, Concordia College • CIC (Certified Insurance Counselor) • Master Graduate, Rapport Leadership International • Rotary • Lake Region Search & Rescue Team • Elks Lodge 1216 • Married • Wife’s name Vicki • 2 children • Senate since 2007.
Pingree High School • Jamestown College • UND Law School • Retired Lawyer • Majority Leader 1974-86 • President Pro Tempore 1997-98 • Past President, National Conference of State Legislators • Past President, National Republican Legislators Association • Past member, Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations and Administrative Conference of U.S. • Past President, Foundation for State Legislatures • Past Chair & Executive Committee member of Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education (WICHE) • Trustee, Higher Learning Commission • Uniform Law Commission • American Legion • Masonic Bodies • Bar Association • Past President, Rotary • Past Exalted Ruler, Jamestown Elks • Past State Trustee & Chair of Board of Trustees, ND Elks Association • Past Chair, Elks Grand Lodge Judiciary Commmittee • Past Chief Justice of National Elks Grand Forum • Served in Korean Conflict • Presbyterian Church Elder • Married • Wife’s name Marjorie • 3 children • 5 grandchildren • 1 great grandson • Senate since 1966.
Farmer • Park River High School • Social Science, VCSU • St. John Catholic Church • Single • Senate since 2009.
Grocer • Zeeland High School • BJC • Mary College • Past Board, Carrington Health Center • Member Harvey Knights of Columbus • President, Fessenden Economic Development • Past Chair, ND Grocers Association • Past President, Civic & Commerce Association • National Grocers Association Spirit of America Award winner • ND Grocer of the Year 2005 • Fessenden Volunteer Fire Department • St. Augustine Catholic Church • Married • Wife’s name Bev • 4 children • 3 grandchildren • Senate since 1997.
Executive Director, NDSU Research & Technology Park • BS, MN State University, Moorhead, MN • AS, ND State College of Science • Board, Dakota Medical Foundation • Board, Chamber of Commerce Fargo/Moorhead • Republican Caucus Chair 1996-2000 • 2005 Senate President Pro Tempore • 2005 Alumnus of the Year, ND State College of Science • 2004 Education & Business Partnership Award, State Chamber of Commerce • Hope Lutheran Church • Wife’s name Karen • 3 children • Senate since 1992.
BS, NDSU • Farming, Ranching & Earthmoving Construction • President, Icelandic Communities Association • Co-chair, Mountain Community Center Capital Campaign Committee • President, Thingvalla Cemetery Association • Logberg Heimskringla USA • Pembina County Job Development Authority • ND Stockmen’s Association • ND Township Officers Association • 2007 Legislator of the Year • Grandson of pioneer Icelandic immigrants • Married • Wife’s name Bjork Eiriksdottir • 2 children • 3 step children • Senate since 2007.
Owner Cook Industrial Sales • High School, Glyndon-Felton, MN • NDSU • ND Air National Guard • Chair, Morton County Housing Authority • Kiwanis • American Legion • Lutheran • Married • Wife’s name Shirley • 3 children • 6 grandchildren • Senate since 1997.
Attorney • BA, Cornell College • U.S. Army War College • Law, UND • Veteran • Married • Wife’s name Paula • 2 children • Senate since 2009.
Service Manager, Merit Care Health System • BA, NDSU • ND School of Respiratory Care , U of M • Vietnam Veteran • Past City Councilman, City of Casselton • Past School Board Member, Central Cass School Board • Director, Cass Rural Water Users • BILLD Fellow • Bethel EFC Church • Married • Wife’s name Joan • 2 children • 2 grandchildren • Senate since 2001.
Killdeer High School • BA, DSU • Retired, Sr. Vice President Bank Officer • Stark County Commissioner 2000-08 • Board, Dickinson Public School 1978-80 • ND National Guard, “State Meritorious Service Medal” • VFW, Post 3444 • Married • Wife’s name Kayleen • 2 children • Senate since 2009.
Auctioneer • Bowman County Commissioner • BS, Education, DSU • Army • Past President Pro Tempore • 3 children • Senate since 1991.
Midwestern Higher Education Compact • Director of Operations for NDSU Downtown • Board, Vocational Training Center • Board, Anne Carlsen Center for Children • Provost for Tri-College University • Beautiful Savior Church • Wife’s name Bev • Senate since 1998.
Rancher • Attended NDSU, Studies in Agriculture Economics, Animal Science and Music • Member, ND Stockmen’s Association • Secretary, Farmers Co-op Elevator, Streeter • President, Prairie Bible Camp, Lehr • Board, UND - Medical School Advisory • WICHE Veterinarian Advisory Council • Lay Leader, United Methodist Church • Married • Wife’s name Susan • 4 sons • Senate since 2001.
Self-employed, DEVCO, Manufacturers Representative • UND Alumnus • U.S. Army • Farwest Rotary Club • Board, Volunteer Caregiver’s Exchange • Interagency Coordination Council • BILLD Fellow • ND Leadership Council, NFIB • 2004 ND Small Business Champion of the Year, NFIB • Life Member VFW & AmVets •Bis-Man Chamber • 2007 Legislator of the Year, Mental Health America • President, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church • Married • Wife’s name Pam • 3 children • 4 grandchilden • Senate since 2001.
President, Krebsbach Realty Co., Inc. • BS, MSU • MISU Board of Regents • First Lutheran Church Council • Board, Trinity Health • Minot Area Development Corporation • Norsk Hostfest Association • Minot Community Ambulance • Past Chair, Minot Area Chamber of Commerce • ND Chamber • Minot Job Service Employer’s Committee • Souris Valley United Way • SBA Advisory Committee • 2001 President Pro Tempore • Widowed • 2 children • 3 grandchildren • Senate since 1989.
Roads and Streets Foreman • Graduate Bismarck High School • BSC • Bismarck-Mandan Leadership Alumni • Past District Chair, Ducks Unlimited • North American Boone and Crockett Club • NRA • Board, State Legislative Leaders Foundation • Past Board, American Traffic Safety Services Association • Past Board, American Public Works Association • Lutheran Church of the Cross • Married • Wife’s name Kathy • 4 children • 3 grandchildren • Senate since 1993.
Rancher • Director, West River Telecommunications • President, ND Association of Telecommunications Co-ops • Hazen High School • NDSU • ND National Guard (1977-83) • Hazen Area Dollars for Scholars • NRA (Life Member) • Farm Bureau • ND Stockmen’s Association • Lignite Research Council • Assistant Senate Majority Leader since 2001 • Peace Lutheran Church • Married • Wife’s name Bethanie • Senate since 1995.
Orthopedic Surgeon • BA, St. John’s University • MD, Marquette University School of Medicine • MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin • U.S. Army • Clinical Professor of Surgery, UND School of Medicine • Past President, 6th District Medical Association • AMA • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons • Founder of Bone & Joint Center • St. Mary’s High School DSA • Awarded University of Mary McCarthy Award • “Physician Community and Professional Services Award” • Schafer Excellence in Healthcare Award • Friend of Nursing Award • Elks • Knights of Columbus • Knight of the Holy Sepulchre • Married • Wife’s name Marcia • 6 children • House 1997 • Senate since 1999.
Retired school counselor • Board , Prairie Public Broadcasting • Single • 2 children • 3 grandchildren • Senate since 1977.
Real Estate Broker • BS, Medical Technology, UND • 2007 Senate President Pro Tempore • 2007 National Academy of State Health Policy • Board, Comprehensive Health Association of ND • Board, United Way • Board, Covering Kids • 2007 Dakota Medical Foundation Giveback Award • 2007 ND Medical Association Outstanding Policy Leadership Award • 2008 ND Public Health Outstanding Service Award • 2008 ND State Bar Legislative Award • First Lutheran Church • Widowed • 2 children • 2 grandchildren • Senate since 1995.
Farmer, Rancher, Businessman • Jamestown High School • Cum laude BA, Jamestown College • Texas A&M TEPAP Graduate • ND Chamber Community Leadership Award • Knights of Columbus • Farm Bureau • Board & Past President, ND Grain Growers Association • National Association of Wheat Growers - Budget Committee and Domestic Policy Committee • Board, Nodak Mutual Insurance • Basilica of St. James Catholic Church • Married • Wife’s name Janice • 3 children • House 1993 • Senate 1995-2003, since 2007.