Merle Boucher

Background

Boucher, Merle was born on July 19, 1946 in Rolette, North Dakota, United States.

Education

Associate of Arts, North Dakota State University, Botineau, 1966.

Career

He served as Minority Leader from 1996 to 2011. Boucher sought and lost the Democratic-National Physical Laboratory nomination for Governor in 2004 and in 2008, but became the running mate of 2008 nominee Tim Mathern, running on the ticket as the nominee for Lieutenant Governor. Two years after that ticket lost, Boucher became the Democratic-National Physical Laboratory nominee for North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, losing in the 2010 election to incumbent Doug Goehring.

Boucher is from Rolette County, North Dakota and attended high school there.

He went on to college, taking classes from the State School of Forestry. He then transferred to Mayville State University, where he graduated with a teaching degree in 1970.

He returned to Rolette and taught at the high school for 20 years. After retiring, he became a rancher.

He holds his family"s original Homestead Acting claim among other land.

He has coached the Rolette American Legion baseball team in past years.

Achievements

• Merle Boucher has been listed as a noteworthy state legislator by Marquis Who's Who.

Politics

North Dakota Democratic-Nonpartisan League Party, Democratic Party.

Membership

National & North Dakota Education Asns. Rolette Jobs Authority.

Connections

Married Susan Boucher. 5 children.

Spouse:

Susan Boucher