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Wayne Stenehjem (/ ˈ s t ɛ n dʒ əm / STEN-jəm; February 5, 1953 – January 28, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 29th Attorney General of North Dakota from 2000 until his death in 2022. [1] He sought the Republican nomination for governor of North Dakota in 2016 but lost the primary to Doug Burgum on June 14 by ...
Stenehjem was the longest serving attorney general in North Dakota history, having held the office since 2000. His cause of death remained unclear Saturday. North Dakota Attorney General Wayne ...
The North Dakota attorney general is the chief legal officer of the North Dakota state government. The attorney general's office represents the state government in court cases and issues opinions of points of law upon request. Drew Wrigley was appointed to the position on February 8, 2022, to finish the term of Wayne Stenehjem, who died in office.
The 2022 North Dakota Attorney General election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the Attorney General of North Dakota.Incumbent Republican Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem had announced before his death on January 28, 2022, that he was retiring, and was replaced by former United States Attorney for the District of North Dakota and former Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley, who was ...
North Dakota's longest-tenured Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem served from 2001 until his death in January 2022 # Image Name Term Party 1: George F. Goodwin: 1889 ...
Wrigley serves as the attorney general of North Dakota. He declared his candidacy for the office in early January 2022. Weeks later, then-incumbent Wayne Stenehjem died unexpectedly, and Governor Doug Burgum appointed Wrigley to serve the final year of that term. Wrigley was elected to a four-year term in November 2022, garnering 71% of the vote.
On June 15, 2006, after consulting with North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, the Board of Higher Education elected 8–0 to authorize Stenehjem to sue the NCAA for penalizing the UND over its Fighting Sioux nickname and logo. [8] In November 2006, UND was granted a preliminary injunction to prevent the NCAA from enforcing the rule.
Republican state attorneys general are declaring their continued support for a landmark federal law protecting disabled people's rights, after parents expressed fears of losing services for their ...