House 1953-66 (District 67); House 1967-72 (District 67A); Senate 1973-76 (District 1)
Party when first elected: Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus
Counties Served:
Beltrami, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
1/19/1922
Birth Place:
Argyle, Minnesota
Birth County:
Marshall
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/9/1991
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
Dick
City of Residence (when first elected):
Argyle
Occupation (when first elected):
Farmer
EDUCATION
Argyle Schools; Elementary School;
Argyle High School; Secondary; Graduate, 1939
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
County Board/Commissioner:
Marshall County, Minnesota (County Fair Board);
19?? to 19??
Municipal Government:
Crookston, Minnesota (Township Clerk);
19?? to 19??
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota State Historical Society, Honorary Executive Council (Named a Life Member);
1981 to 1991
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Agricultural Drought Task Force (Appointed by Governor Rudy Perpich);
07/1988 to 19??
[Appointed]
State Board/Commission/Council:
Minnesota Blue Ribbon Commission to Determine What Constitutes a High Quality Undergraduate Degree in the Minnesota State University System (Appointed by the Minnesota State University Board);
1990 to 199?
[Appointed]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Janice Kyseth (married on June 6, 1960)
Children:
Two children: Mark Patrick (son), Lori Anne (daughter)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was born on a farm. He moved to Warren, Minnesota in 1972 and to Moorhead, Minnesota in 1976.
He was severely burned while refueling his tractor in 1969. Over a third of his body was burned.
He was a member of the 4-H Club, the Knights of Columbus, and the Marshall County Historical Society.
He died of a heart attack at home in Moorhead, Minnesota. His funeral was held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Moorhead, Minnesota.
Religion provided by his obituary.