- Former Newspaper Publisher
- Attended Mayville State College
- Past, County Commissioner; Past President, ND Newspaper Association; Member North Dakota Newspaper Association Hall of Fame; Distinguished Service Award recipient, ND Long Term Care Association; Outstanding Rural Health Legislator of the Year (2017); NDAPA Healthcare Advocacy Award (2019); BILLD Fellow, CSG Midwest; Speaker of the House (2013)
- Married (Margie); 2 children; 5 grandchildren
- House 1997-2006, 2011-22
Finley, ND
United States