FEBRUARY 9, 2022:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum has appointed former U.S. attorney and lieutenant governor Drew Wrigley to serve the remainder of the term held by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, who died last month (Jan. 2022). Stenehjem announced in December 2021 he would not seek another term. Wrigley announced soon after that he will run for the office. He is the only declared candidate at present. Stenehjem, a former legislator and the state’s longest-serving attorney general, died Jan. 28 at age 68. Wrigley was U.S. attorney from 2001 to 2009, and again from 2019 to 2021. He was lieutenant governor from 2010 to 2016 under former GOP Gov. Jack Dalrymple.
UPDATE FEBRUARY 3, 2022:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered at the Bismarck Event Center to pay tribute to North Dakota’s longest-serving attorney general who died last week. Sixty-eight-year-old Wayne Stenehjem was found unresponsive at his home and died unexpectedly last Friday following his hospitalization. A cause of death has not been made public. Stenehjem’s body was brought to the Event Center Thursday in a procession of nearly 150 vehicles — most of them law enforcement vehicles from across North Dakota, all with lights flashing. Sister Peggy Stenehjem-Titus gave the eulogy for her brother, saying he taught her the importance of integrity, honesty and strong moral principles.
JANUARY 31, 2022:
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Funeral arrangements have been made for Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who died last week. The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday (Feb. 3, 2022) at the Bismarck Event Center Exhibit Hall. Visitation will take place Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the North Dakota State Capitol Great Hall. Both are open to the public. Stenehjem, a former legislator and the state’s longest-serving attorney general, died at age 68, just hours after he was taken to a hospital Friday, according to his office. No cause of death has been made public. Stenehjem spent 24 years in the Legislature before being elected attorney general in 2000, then winning five more times.
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