Jon Lindgren

1939

Lanyon, Iowa , United States

Jon Lindgren was Chair of the Economics Department at North Dakota State University. He did not agree with the findings of the Bridge Company and other organizations. Lindgren did not feel a bridge was necessary and he focused on the impact the bridge would have on residential neighborhoods, the environment, the structure of the bridge, who would pay for its construction, and how feasible the bridge would be economically. Lindgren held some liberal views on LGBT rights and abortion, which caused some controversy within the city. LGBT issues Lindgren was possibly the first elected official in North Dakota to express support for gay rights in North Dakota. However, no business existed that primarily catered to the gay community. lieutenant was in the early 1980s that a business owner named Lenny Tweeden sought to open a gay bar named "My Place", in the face of significant local opposition. As mayor, Lindgren was supportive in the right of this establishment to exist. Years later, Tweeden said that "My Place" survived for as long as it did, thanks in no small part to Lindgren. While Lindgren was unable to pass any city wide LGBT civil right bill as mayor, he did issued several official pride proclamations in the 1980s, which were opposed by a majority of the city council, and publicly expressed his support for LGBT rights. Abortion Lindgren was instrumental in helping to keep violence to a minimum during the 1980s - early 1990s, when some advocates were willing to use violence to advance their cause.

Jon Lindgren

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politician North Dakota mayor of Fargo

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Lindgren was born in Lanyon, Iowa in 1939.

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He received a Bachelor of Surgery in 1960 from Iowa State University and his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Missouri in 1968.

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Jon Lindgren was Chair of the Economics Department at North Dakota State University. He did not agree with the findings of the Bridge Company and other organizations. Lindgren did not feel a bridge was necessary and he focused on the impact the bridge would have on residential neighborhoods, the environment, the structure of the bridge, who would pay for its construction, and how feasible the bridge would be economically.

Lindgren held some liberal views on LGBT rights and abortion, which caused some controversy within the city.

LGBT issues Lindgren was possibly the first elected official in North Dakota to express support for gay rights in North Dakota. However, no business existed that primarily catered to the gay community.

lieutenant was in the early 1980s that a business owner named Lenny Tweeden sought to open a gay bar named "My Place", in the face of significant local opposition. As mayor, Lindgren was supportive in the right of this establishment to exist.

Years later, Tweeden said that "My Place" survived for as long as it did, thanks in no small part to Lindgren.

While Lindgren was unable to pass any city wide LGBT civil right bill as mayor, he did issued several official pride proclamations in the 1980s, which were opposed by a majority of the city council, and publicly expressed his support for LGBT rights. Abortion Lindgren was instrumental in helping to keep violence to a minimum during the 1980s - early 1990s, when some advocates were willing to use violence to advance their cause.

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