Jack Dalrymple
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John "Jack" Dalrymple (born October 16, 1948 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a politician and businessman and the current and 36th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota, and a one-time candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1992.
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Biography
Jack Dalrymple was born on October 16, 1948 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He grew up in Casselton, North Dakota on his family's farm, which was established in 1875 as the state's first large-scale wheat farm. He graduated with honors from Yale University, with a B.S. in American Studies. He then returned to North Dakota to manage the farming operations.[1] He served on the Casselton Jobs Development Commission, and helped to found Share House, Inc., a Fargo residential treatment program for those recovering from alcohol or drug dependencies. He is a former chairman of the Board for Prairie Public Television, and he was named the Outstanding Young Farmer of the United States of America in 1983. He served eight terms in the North Dakota House of Representatives beginning in 1985, and served as chair of the House Appropriations committee. Dalrymple was elected with John Hoeven as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 2000. He is a major figure at Dakota Growers Pasta Company, Inc of Carrington, North Dakota. Dalrymple married Betsy Wood in 1971, and has four daughters.
The band Filthy Thievin' Bastards recorded a song called "Like Jack Dalrymple" for their album My Pappy Was A Pistol.
Career
- 1985-2000: Member of the North Dakota Legislature
- 2000: Elected lieutenant governor
- 2004: Re-elected lieutenant governor
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