Oley Larsen

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Oley Larsen
President pro tempore of the North Dakota Senate
In office
April 18, 2019 – January 5, 2021
Preceded byDavid Hogue
Succeeded byRandy Burckhard
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 3rd district
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded byRobert Horne
Personal details
Born
Leverrett Oley Larsen

(1964-10-18) October 18, 1964 (age 57)
Surrey, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationWilliston State College
Valley City State University (BS)
North Dakota State University (MS)

Leverrett Oley Larsen (born October 18, 1964) is a Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for the 3rd district.[1][2]

Career[]

He has been a member of the North Dakota Senate since 2011.[1][3][4] He is opposed to anti-bullying legislation, arguing that it would promote a victim mentality.[5] He has been published in Psychology Today. [6][7][8] He supports the right to bear arms in the workplace.[9]

He was elected State Senate President Pro Tempore 2020. he was elected chairman of the Bastiat Caucus. His greatest floor speeches to date was the defeat of the recreational marijuana bill on the Senate floor, and overturning the governor's veto on the mask mandate. He is one of the most conservative legislators in the North Dakota Senate. He is a member of the Pro-Life caucus, National Prayer Caucus and the Republican Party Caucus.

Personal life[]

Larsen received a Bachelor of Science in Vocational Education from Valley City State University and a Masters of Science in Educational Leadership from North Dakota State University.[1] He was a teacher of Automotive Technology at a local high school.[1] Currently, he is self-employed at Oley Larsen 4 Insurance Agency LLC specializing in health insurance, Medicare supplements, Marketplace, and Allstate supplemental benefits. He also continues in the Diesel Technology field for a local sanitation company.

He is married to Elizabeth Larsen, and they have two children.[1] They live in Minot, North Dakota.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Senate biography
  2. ^ North Dakota Republican Party Senators Archived 2011-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jill Schramm, New faces in District 3, Minot Daily News, November 3, 2010
  4. ^ Where Republicans made gains in the ND Legislature : A district-by-district look, The Bismarck Tribune, November 3, 2010
  5. ^ Amanda Tetlak, Different Viewpoints On Bullying, KFYR-TV, 2/10/2011
  6. ^ Izzy Kalman, A Psychological Solution to Bullying, Psychology Today, March 9, 2011
  7. ^ ND lawmakers debate solutions to bullying, The Bismarck Tribune, March 15, 2011
  8. ^ Senate approves adding school policies on bullying, bill now goes to Dalrymple, The Bismarck Tribune, March 17, 2011
  9. ^ ND Senate: Gun owners can bring firearms to work, The Bismarck Tribune, March 30, 2011
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