District 1
Senator Stanley W. Lyson
Address: 1608 Fourth Avenue West, Williston, ND 58801-4127
Telephone: 701-572-7025
E-mail: slyson@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Judiciary, Natural Resources
Procedural: Committees
Biography
• Retired
• MSU
• US Army
• President, ND Peace Officers Association; Lone Eagle Award; President, ND Association of Counties; American Legion; VFW; Elks; Gloria Dei Lutheran Church
• Married (Shirley); 3 children
• Senate since 1999
District 2
Senator John M. Andrist
Address: P.O. Box E, Crosby, ND 58730-0660
Telephone: 701-965-6798
E-mail: jandrist@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Industry, Business and Labor, Political Subdivisions
Procedural: Correction and Revision of the Journal
Biography
• Retired Publisher
• Past President, National Newspaper Association; Past President, ND Society of Professional Journalists; Past President, ND Newspaper Association; Board, Medora Foundation; ND Newspaper Association Hall of Fame 2000; Kiwanis; ND National Leadership Award of Excellence
• Widower (Elaine); 5 children
• Senate since 1993
District 3
Senator Oley Larsen
Address: 11051 20th Avenue SE, Minot, ND 58701-2658
Telephone: 701-852-9006
E-mail: olarsen@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Agriculture, Industry, Business and Labor
Biography
• Automotive Technology Instructor
• Diesel Technology, UND-Williston; BS Vocational Education, VCSU; MS Educational Leadership, NDSU
• NDACTE Young Educator of the Year; VFW Teacher of the Year; EAA Skills-USA
• Married (Elizabeth); 2 children
• Senate since 2011
District 5
Senator Randy Burckhard
Address: 1837 15th Street SW, Minot, ND 58701-6158
Telephone: 701-838-1509
E-mail: raburckhard@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Finance and Taxation, Natural Resources
Biography
• Community Relations Manager, SRT Communications, Inc.
BA, Minot State University (1974)
• President, Minot Convention and Visitors Bureau; Minot City Council; Past Chair, Minot Area Chamber of Commerce; Past Chair, Minot Area Development Corporation; Task Force 21; Minot Air Force Base Retention and Expansion Executive Committee; Honorary Commander, Vice Commander, 91st Missile Wing; Vice Commander, Global Strike Command Civic Leaders’ Program; 2007 MSU Golden Award
• Senate since 2011
• Married (Pat); 3 children
District 8
Senator Layton Freborg
Address: P.O. Box 677, Underwood, ND 58576-0677
Telephone: 701-442-5712
E-mail: lfreborg@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Education, Natural Resources
Procedural: Rules
Biography
• Retired General Contractor & Retail Lumber
• Underwood High School
• Past Chair, ND Republican Party; Presidential Appointment to National Advisory Council for SBA; Underwood School Board
• Married (Mavis); 4 children; 4 step-children
• House 1973-81; Senate since 1985
District 10
Senator Curtis Olafson
Address: 13041 84th Street NE, Edinburg, ND 58227-9624
Telephone: 701-993-8240
E-mail: colafson@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Judiciary, Political Subdivisions
Biography
• Farming, Ranching & Earthmoving Construction
• BS, NDSU
• President, Icelandic Communities Association; Co-chair, Mountain Community Center Capital Campaign Committee; Pembina County Job Development Authority; ND Stockmen’s Association; ND Township Officers Association 2007 Legislator of the Year; Grandson of pioneer Icelandic immigrants
• Married (Bjork Eiriksdottir); 2 children; 3 step-children
• Senate since 2007
District 12
Senator Dave Nething
Address: P.O. Box 1059, Jamestown, ND 58402-1059
Telephone: 701-252-3353
E-mail: dnething@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Judiciary, Transportation
Biography
• Retired Lawyer
• Pingree High School; Jamestown College; UND Law School
• 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 Administration Conference of US; 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 Commission; Past Chief Justice of National Elks Grand Forum; Serviced in Korean Conflict; Presbyterian Church Elder
• Married (Marjorie); 3 children; 5 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren
• Senate since 1966
District 13
Senator Judy Lee
Address: 1822 Brentwood Court, West Fargo, ND 58078-4204
Telephone: 701-282-6512
E-mail: jlee@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Human Services, Political Subdivisions
Biography
• Retired Real Estate Broker
• Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, UND
• Board, Vocational Training Center; 2007 Senate President Pro Tempore; Board, CHAND; Nurse Practitioner’s Advocate (2009); ND Bar Association’s Legislative Service Award (2008)
• Widow; 2 children
• Senate since 1995
District 14
Senator Jerry Klein
Address: P.O. Box 265, Fessenden, ND 58438-0265
Telephone: 701-547-3517
E-mail: jklein@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Agriculture, Industry, Business and Labor
Procedural: Delayed Bills
Biography
• Grocer
• Zeeland High School; BJC; Mary College
• Senate President Pro Tempore, 2009-11; Past Board, Carrington Health Center; Member Harvey Knights of Columbus; President, Fessenden Economic Development; Past Chair, ND Grocers Association; Past President, Civic & Commerce Association; ND Grocer of the Year 2005; Fessenden Fire Department; Past Jaycees; Past Kiwanis; St. Augustine Catholic Church
• Married (Bev); 4 children; 4 grandchildren
• Senate since 1997
District 15
Senator Dave Oehlke
Address: 125 Woodlea Drive, Devils Lake, ND 58301-8545
Telephone: 701-662-8587
E-mail: doehlke@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Finance and Taxation, Transportation
Procedural: Arrangements for Senate Committee Rooms
Biography
• Insurance Agent
• BA, Concordia College, CIC, Master Graduate
• Rapport Leadership International; Rotary; Lake Region Search & Rescue Team; Elks; Northern Lights Council; BSA Executive Board
• Married (Vicki); 2 children
• Senate since 2007
District 16
Senator Joe Miller
Address: P.O. Box 151, Park River, ND 58270-0151
Telephone: 701-331-1491
E-mail: joetmiller@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Agriculture, Finance and Taxation
Biography
• Farmer
• Park River High School; Social Science, VCSU
• St. John Catholic Church
• Single
• Senate since 2009
District 17
Senator Ray Holmberg
Address: 621 High Plains Court, Grand Forks, ND 58201-7717
Telephone: 701-775-9656
E-mail: rholmberg@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Committees, Rules
Biography
• Retired School Counselor
• NCSL Vice Chair, Redistricting and Elections Committee
• Single; 2 children; 4 grandchildren
• Senate since 1977
District 19
Senator Gerald Uglem
Address: 4510 First Avenue NE, Northwood, ND 58267-9576
Telephone: 701-326-4320
E-mail: guglem@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Human Services, Natural Resources
Biography
• Farmer
• BS, Ag Engineering, NDSU; Northwood High School
• Served as EMT on Northwood Ambulance Squad for 18 years; 2005 ND EMS Association Legislator of the Year; 2007 EMS Legislative Vision Award; Grand Forks County Wheat Commission Representative; Northwood Lions; ND Grain Growers Association; Farm Bureau; Mentor for Northwood Robotics Team; GFCO Crop Improvement Association Director; West Union Lutheran Church
• Married (JoAnne); 2 children
• House 2003-09; Senate since 2011
District 22
Senator Gary A. Lee
Address: P.O. Box 3, Casselton, ND 58012-0003
Telephone: 701-347-4809
E-mail: galee@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Education, Transportation
Procedural: Delayed Bills
Biography
• Director Sanford Health; Small Business Partner
• BA, NDSU
• Vietnam Veteran
• Past Casselton City Councilman; Past Central Cass School Board Member; Director, Cass Rural Water Users; Board, Western States Transportation Alliance; 2003 BILLD Fellow; 2009 Township Association Legislator of the Year; Bethel EFC Church
• Married (Joan); 2 children; 3 grandchildren
• Senate since 2001
District 25
Senator Larry Luick
Address: 17945 101st Street SE, Fairmount, ND 58030-9522
Telephone: 701-474-5959
E-mail: lluick@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Agriculture, Education
Biography
• Fairmount High School teacher for 29 years; Owner/operator of Luick Backhoe Service; Certified organic farmer since 1990
• Graduate of Fairmount Public School; Graduate of NDSCS
• Holds several certificates for contracting, water works, pipe laying, design, and inspection in ND, SD, and MN; Current chair, School Board, Fairmount Public School; Governing Board Director, Southeast Education Cooperative; Board Director, Fairmont Community Center; Sports Co-op committee member of FCT & Rosholt, SD; Committee member of the Organic Crop Improvement Association (OCIA) Education Committee (state level); Board of directors for OCIA (state level); Committee member of the OCIA Finance Committee (International Level); Committee member of the IRC for OCIA (International Level); Member, Richland County Wheat Grower’s Association; Member, Richland County Soybean Grower’s Association; Member, Richland County Corn Grower’s Association; Member, ND Farmers Union; Member, NWFM Association; Member, ND Knight’s of Columbus
• Married (Yolanda); 5 children, Kegan, Laura, Landon, Kali, and Kamron
• Senate since 2011
District 27
Senator Spencer D. Berry
Address: 1136 55th Avenue South, Fargo, ND 58104-6456
Telephone: 701-280-9046
E-mail: sdberry@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Government and Veterans Affairs, Human Services
Biography
• Medical Doctor
• Mitchell High School; University of South Dakota; Baylor College of Medicine
• ND Medical Association
• Married (Marilyn); 4 children; 7 grandchildren
• Senate since 2011
District 28
Senator Robert S. Erbele
Address: 6512 51st Avenue SE, Lehr, ND 58460-9149
Telephone: 701-378-2272
E-mail: rerbele@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Rules
Biography
• Rancher
• Attended NDSU, Studies: Ag Econ, Animal Science, and Music
• ND Stockmen’s Association; President, Prairie Bible Camp (Lehr); Advisory Board, UND Medical School; WICHE Veterinarian Advisory Council; Lay Leader, United Methodist Church
• Married (Susan); 4 children
• Senate since 2001
District 29
Senator Terry M. Wanzek
Address: 900 Seventh Avenue SW, Jamestown, ND 58401-4542
Telephone: 701-251-6113
E-mail: tmwanzek@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Delayed Bills
Biography
• Farmer, Rancher, Businessman
• Jamestown High School; Cum laude BA, Jamestown College; Texas A&M TEPAP Graduate
• ND Chamber Community Leadership Award, NDGGA Kernel Award; Board & Past President, ND Grain Growers Association; Board, Nodak Mutual Insurance; Knights of Columbus, Farm Bureau, National Association of Wheat Growers; Basilica of St. James Catholic Church
• Married (Janice); 3 children
• House 1993; Senate 1995-2003, since 2007
District 30
Senator Ron Carlisle
District 31
Senator Donald Schaible
Address: 9115 Highway 21, Mott, ND 58646-9200
Telephone: 701-824-3168
E-mail: dgschaible@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Education, Government and Veterans Affairs
Procedural:
Biography
• Farmer
• AS, Agriculture, NDSU
• Past President Mott/Regent School Board; EMT-I Mott Ambulance Service; FFI Mott Volunteer Fire Brigade; Trustee for Congressional Church
• Married (Carmen); 4 children
• Senate since 2011
District 32
Senator Dick Dever
Address: 1416 Eastwood Street, Bismarck, ND 58504-6226
Telephone: 701-222-2604
E-mail: ddever@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Government and Veterans Affairs, Human Services
Procedural: Employment
Biography
• Self-employed; DEVCO; Manufacturers Representative
• UND
• US 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, Elder, Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church
• Married (Pam); 3 children; 6 grandchildren
• Senate since 2001
District 33
Senator Randel Christmann
Assistant Majority Leader
Address: 401 Third Avenue NE, Hazen, ND 58545-4429
Telephone: 701-748-5420
E-mail: rchristmann@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Arrangements for Senate Committee Rooms, Rules
Biography
• Rancher
• Hazen High School; NDSU
• ND Army National Guard
• Director, West River Telecommunications; Director, ND Association of Telecommunications Cooperatives; Vice President, Lignite Research Council; Assistant Senate Majority Leader since 2001; NRA Life Member; Farm Bureau, ND Stockmen’s Association; Peace Lutheran Church
• Married (Bethanie)
• Senate since 1995
District 34
Senator Dwight Cook
Address: 1408 17th Street SE, Mandan, ND 58554-4895
Telephone: 701-663-7421
E-mail: dcook@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Finance and Taxation, Government and Veterans Affairs
Biography
• Owner, Cook Industrial Sales
• Glyndon-Felton High School; Attended NDSU
• ND Air National Guard
• Chair, Morton County Housing Authority; Kiwanis; American Legion; Lutheran
• Married (Shirley); 3 children; 6 grandchildren
• Senate since 1997
District 35
Senator Margaret Sitte
Address: 808 West Avenue C, Bismarck, ND 58501-2400
Telephone: 701-255-4885
E-mail: msitte@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Judiciary, Transportation
Biography
• English Teacher
• AA, BSC; BS, NDSU; MA, UND
• Salvation Army Advisory Board; Cathedral of the Holy Spirit
• Married (David); 4 children
• House 2003-05; Senate since 2011
District 36
Senator George L. Nodland
Address: 3296 110V Avenue SW, Dickinson, ND 58601-8567
Telephone: 701-483-9392
E-mail: glnodland@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Industry, Business and Labor, Transportation
Biography
• Retired, Senior Vice President Bank Officer
• Killdeer High School; BA, Dickinson State University
• US Army Veteran
• Stark County Commissioner 2000-08; Board, Dickinson Public Schools 1978-80; VFW; Evangelical Bible Church
• Married (Kayleen); 2 children; 4 grandchildren; 1 great-grandchild
• Senate since 2009
District 37
Senator Rich Wardner
Majority Leader
Address: 1042 12th Avenue West, Dickinson, ND 58601-3654
Telephone: 701-483-6918
E-mail: rwardner@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Correction and Revision of the Journal
Biography
• Retired educator and farmer; Former Executive Director of the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce
• BS, DSU; MS, Northern State University
• Chairman, Sunrise Youth Bureau; Chair, Midwest Legislative Conference; Member, Legislative Management; Elks; Rotary
• Married (Kayleen); 2 children
• House 1991-97; Senate since 1999
District 38
Senator David Hogue
Address: P.O. Box 1000, Minot, ND 58703-1000
Telephone: 701-852-0381
E-mail: dhogue@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Finance and Taxation, Natural Resources
Biography
• Real Estate Development
• BA, Cornell College; US Army War College; JD, UND
• Veteran
• Married (Paula); 2 children
• Senate since 2009
District 39
Senator Bill Bowman
Address: 408 First Street SW, Bowman, ND 58623-9753
Telephone: 701-523-3188
E-mail: bbowman@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Biography
• Auctioneer
• BS, Education, DSU
• US Army
• Bowman County Commissioner; Past President Pro Tempore
• 3 children
• Senate since 1991
District 40
Senator Karen K. Krebsbach
Address: P.O. Box 1767, Minot, ND 58702-1767
Telephone: 701-838-0211
E-mail: kkrebsbach@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Committees
Biography
• 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
• Widow; 2 children; 4 grandchildren
• Senate since 1988
District 41
Senator Tony Grindberg
Address: 4755 Douglas Drive South, Fargo, ND 58104-4402
Telephone: 701-232-4691
E-mail: tgrindberg@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Committees
Biography
• Executive Director, NDSU Research & Technology Park
• BS, Minnesota State University, Moorhead; AS, NDSCS
• Alumnus of the Year Award, 2005; Republican Caucus Chair, 1996-2000; Senate President Pro Tempore, 2005; ND Chamber, Education and Business Partnership Award, 2004; Association of University Research Parks; Economic Development Association of ND; Hope Lutheran Church
• Married (Karen); 3 children
• Senate since 1992
District 43
Senator Lonnie J. Laffen
Address: 3549 15th Avenue South, Grand Forks, ND 58201-3706
Telephone: 701-746-1727
E-mail: llaffen@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Industry, Business and Labor, Political Subdivisions
Biography
• Architect
• NDSU
• Board, Altru Health System; Board, NDSU Architecture Advisory Board; Board Member, Grand Forks Special Assessment Commission; American Institute of Architects
• Married (Pam); 3 children
• Senate since 2011
District 44
Senator Tim Flakoll
Address: 1350 Second Street North, Fargo, ND 58102-2725
Telephone: 701-367-5954
E-mail: tflakoll@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Agriculture, Education
Procedural: Employment
Biography
• Provost for Tri-College University; NDSU Director of Operations
• Midwestern Higher Education Compact; Board, FM Downtown Partnership; Board, Anne Carlsen Center for Children; Beautiful Savior Church
• Senate since 1998
District 45
Senator Ronald Sorvaag
Address: 3402 Birdie Street North, Fargo, ND 58102-1201
Telephone: 701-235-9756
E-mail: rsorvaag@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Government and Veterans Affairs, Judiciary
Biography
• Small Business Owner
• BA, Sociology
• Commissioner, Fargo Park District
• Married (Carla); 2 children
• Senate since 2011
District 46
District 47
Senator Ralph L. Kilzer
Address: 1982 Mesquite Loop, Bismarck, ND 58503-0198
Telephone: 701-223-1572
E-mail: rkilzer@nd.gov
Committees
Standing: Appropriations
Procedural: Employment
Biography
• Orthopedic Surgeon
• BS, St. John’s University & MD, Marquette University School of Medicine; MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin
• US Army
• UND School of Medicine Clinical Professor of Surgery; 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 Sepulcher
• Married (Marcia); 6 children
• House 1997; Senate since 1999
