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Wayne Stenehjem's Biography

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Full Name:

Wayne K. Stenehjem

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Beth; 1 Child: Andrew

Birth Date:

02/05/1953

Birth Place:

Mohall, ND

Home City:

Bismarck, ND

JD, University of North Dakota, 1974-1977

BS, History/Political Science, University of North Dakota, 1972-1974

AA, Bismarck State College, 1972

Candidate, North Dakota State Attorney General, 2018

Attorney General, State of North Dakota, 2000-2002

Senator, North Dakota State Senate, 1980-2000

President Pro Tempore, North Dakota State Senate, 1999

Representative, North Dakota State House of Representatives, 1976-1980

Former Chair, Judiciary Committee, North Dakota State Senate

Partner, Kuchara, Stenehjem and Walberg Law Office, 1977-present

Law Clerk, United States Air Force Court of Military Review, The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, 1975

Member, National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 1995-present

Member, Board of University and School Lands, State of North Dakota, present

Member, Industrial Commission, State of North Dakota, present

Member, Advisory Board, Judicial Council and Pardon

Chair, Drug and Alcohol Commission

Member, Grand Forks County Bar Association

Charter Member, Pi Kappa Phi, University of North Dakota

Executive Board Member, Grand Forks Region, Annie E. Casey Foundation, 1991-1995

Member, Board of Directors, Christus Rex Lutheran Church, 1985-1990

Board Member, North Dakota Special Olympics, 1980-1985

Member, North Dakota Bar Association, 1977

Member, United States Bar Association, 1977

Member, Legal Aid Association, University of North Dakota, 1976

Awards:

Alumnus of the Year, Bismarck State College, 2011

Recipient, Friend of Psychology Award

Champion of the People's Right to Know Award

Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Boy Scouts of America, 2013

Legislative Service Award, State Bar Association of North Dakota (SBAND)

Ten Outstanding Legislators in the United States, Association of Government Employees

Inductee, Scandinavian American Hall of Fame, 2007

Lone Eagle Award, North Dakota Peace Officer's Association, 2005

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