Jacobs: Annual North Dakota legislative sessions could have political consequences
Serving in the North Dakota Legislature isn t necessarily a track to greater political posts, but annual sessions could give state lawmakers more time in the news.
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Mike Jacobs, Grand Forks Herald columnist.
GRAND FORKS Serving in the state Legislature is not a smooth track to statewide or federal office in North Dakota.
In 131 years of statehood, only three former legislators have represented the state in the U.S. Senate, and all of them were appointed. Only one had a significant legislative record, Milton Young, who was appointed to the Senate in 1944 and served until 1981, having won five subsequent elections.
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