Wayne Stenehjem
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Wayne Stenehjem | |
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29th Attorney General of North Dakota | |
In office December 15, 2000 – January 28, 2022 | |
Governor | John Hoeven Jack Dalrymple Doug Burgum |
Preceded by | Heidi Heitkamp |
Succeeded by | Drew Wrigley |
Member of the North Dakota Senate | |
In office 1980–2000 | |
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives | |
In office 1976–1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Mohall, North Dakota, U.S. | February 5, 1953
Died | January 28, 2022 Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. | (aged 68)
Political party | Republican |
Relatives | Bob Stenehjem (brother) |
Education | Bismarck State College University of North Dakota (BA, JD) |
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Biography
Stenehjem was born in
He was married to Beth Bakke Stenehjem, and had one son, Andrew. He was the brother of North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Bob Stenehjem (1952–2011) and former North Dakota House of Representatives member Allan Stenehjem (who is now a lobbyist).
Career
- North Dakota House of Representatives (1976–1980)
- North Dakota Senate (1980–2000)
- Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (1995–2000)
- North Dakota Attorney General (2000–2022)
Controversies
In 2014, Agent Arnie Rummel, who worked under the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation, under the supervision of the Attorney General's office, was charged in
Stenehjem said, "All he did was return a payloader that was stolen to the rightful owner." But Schrum's attorney argued that the trucking company Rummel gave the loader to had no legal ownership and that the search warrant required Rummel only to deliver the loader to the court.[5] Rummel was found in contempt of court and the case resulted in a cash settlement for Schrum, as the payloader was found to have been unlawfully seized.[6]
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Stenehjem | 157,986 | 55.74 | |
Democratic–NPL
|
Glenn Pomeroy | 125,466 | 44.26 | |
Total votes | 283,452 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Stenehjem (inc.) | 218,599 | 72.54 | |
Democratic–NPL
|
Bruce Schoenwald | 82,754 | 27.46 | |
Total votes | 301,353 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Wayne Stenehjem (inc.) | 148,194 | 68.86 | |
Democratic–NPL
|
Bill Brudvik | 67,032 | 31.14 | |
Total votes | 215,226 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Wayne Stenehjem (inc.) | 175,627 | 74.55 | |
Democratic–NPL
|
Jeanette Boechler | 59,781 | 25.38 | |
Write-in | 174 | 0.07 | ||
Total votes | 235,582 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Wayne Stenehjem (inc.) | 181,678 | 74.06 | |
Democratic–NPL
|
Kiara Kraus-Parr | 63,255 | 25.78 | |
Write-in | 395 | 0.16 | ||
Total votes | 245,328 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Doug Burgum | 68,042 | 59.47 | |
Republican | Wayne Stenehjem | 44,158 | 38.59 | |
Republican | Paul Sorum | 2,164 | 1.89 | |
Republican | Write-in | 51 | 0.04 | |
Total votes | 114,415 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Wayne Stenehjem (inc.) | 215,633 | 67.55 | |
Democratic–NPL
|
David Thompson | 102,869 | 32.23 | |
Write-in | 715 | 0.22 | ||
Total votes | 319,217 | 100.00 |
References
- ^ a b Crane, Joel (January 28, 2022). "ND Attorney General Stenehjem passes away". KFYR-TV. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
- ^ "Former Attorneys General". North Dakota Attorney General. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011.
- ^ "North Dakota BCI agent faces criminal charges in payloader dispute". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Owner of seized payloader files suit against North Dakota crime bureau agent". INFORUM. August 29, 2016. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ Kolpack, Dave. "State appeals order to pay ND man for pay loader". Crookston Times - Crookston, MN. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "West Fargo news (West Fargo Pioneer)". INFORUM. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "North Dakota Secretary of State". results.sos.nd.gov. Retrieved March 27, 2019.