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Former North Dakota Governor and UND Law Alumnus Allen I. Olson Dies at 87

Categories: Alumni, Uncategorized

Former North Dakota Gov. Allen Olson, who served one term from 1981 to 1984, died December 26 at age 87. JEFF BEACH North Dakota Monitor | Dec 26, 2025 Olson, a Republican, served as the state’s attorney general from 1972 to 1980 before defeating Democratic incumbent Gov. Art Link in the 1980 election, the North Dakota […]

Kelly Armstrong ’03 is North Dakota’s next governor

Categories: Alumni

North Dakota’s lone congressman, Republican Kelly Armstrong, to be state’s next governor By  JACK DURA Updated 11:31 PM CST, November 5, 2024 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Kelly Armstrong won election as North Dakota’s next governor on Tuesday, continuing the GOP’s three-decade grip on the highest job in the conservative state. The state’s lone U.S. congressman […]

Burgum thanks General Counsel Leslie Bakken Oliver ’91 for her service to state as she announces retirement

Categories: Alumni, Public

Monday, August 16, 2021 – 03:30 pm BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today thanked General Counsel Leslie Bakken Oliver for her service to the Governor’s Office and the State of North Dakota after she announced her retirement pending the transition to a new general counsel. Oliver has served in the Governor’s Office since Burgum and Lt. […]