Biography
A Representative from South Dakota. Born in Presho, Lyman County, S. Dak. , January 30, 1935. Attended the public schools. Graduated from Presho High School, Presho, S. Dak. , 1952. Attended Black Hills State College, Spearfish, S. Dak. , 1952-1953. Farmer. Rancher. Owner of clothing store. Member of the South Dakota state senate, 1972-1978. Unsuccessful nominee for Governor of South Dakota, 1978. South Dakota secretary of agriculture, 1979-1980. Elected as a Republican to the Ninety-seventh Congress (January 3, 1981-January 3, 1983). Unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Ninety-eighth Congress in 1982. Director, South Dakota Energy Office, 1987-1989. Was a resident of Ft. Pierre, S. Dak. Died on February 12, 2017, in Pierre, S. Dak. Interment at Presho Cemetery, Presho, S. Dak.
