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Date of Work
1992
Date of Work
1992
Identification #
OGL1541-176
Description
Lieutenant Governor candidate Rosemarie Myrdal, gubernatorial candidate Ed Schafer, and campaign staff sit in front of Schafer campaign sign during the 1992 election. Caption by Governor Schafer reads: "Rosemarie - The best running mate one could have! And now you will make one terrific Lt. Governor! Thanks Ed"
A Republican from Edinburg, Rosemarie Myrdal represented District 11 (Pembina and Walsh counties) in the North Dakota House from 1985 until 1993 and served as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1993 to 2001.
Prior to being elected North Dakota Governor, Ed Schafer unsuccessfully challenged North Dakota Congressman Byron Dorgan in 1990. Two years later, Schafer, a Republican from Bismarck, won the gubernatorial election and served as North Dakota’s 30th Governor until 2001.
People Depicted
Rosemarie Myrdal, Ed Schafer
Rights
Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections, Chester Fritz Library, University of North Dakota
Keywords
Rosemarie Myrdal, Ed Schafer, Lieutenant Governor, Governor, Political Campaigns, Campaign Sign