Background
Stenehjem, Wayne Kevin was born on February 5, 1953 in Mohall, North Dakota, United States. Son of Martin Edward and Marguerite Mae Stenehjem.
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Stenehjem, Wayne Kevin was born on February 5, 1953 in Mohall, North Dakota, United States. Son of Martin Edward and Marguerite Mae Stenehjem.
Associate of Arts, Bismarck State College, North Dakota, 1972. Bachelor, University North Dakota, 1974. Juris Doctor, University North Dakota School Law, 1977.
He is the current Attorney General of the state, serving since January 1, 2001. He announced he will seek the Republican nomination for Governor of North Dakota in the 2016 election cycle. Stenehjem was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1976, and served two terms there until 1980 when he was elected to the North Dakota Senate.
He served in that capacity until 2000 when he became Attorney General of North Dakota.
While serving as the Attorney General of North Dakota, Stenehjem proposed legislation to curb methamphetamine use and addiction in the state, by restricting retail sales of certain products used in its manufacture, to provide mandatory treatment for first time drug offenders, and increase criminal penalties for drug offenders. Stenehjem was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2010, and in 2014, and by wide margins.
He is also the brother of North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Bob Stenehjem (1952-2011) and former North Dakota House of Representatives member Allan Stenehjem (who is now a lobbyist). North Dakota House of Representatives (1976—1979)
North Dakota Senate (1980—2000)
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee (1995—2000)
North Dakota Attorney General (2001—present).
North Dakota Republican Party, Republican Party.
Chairman District 42 Republicans, Grand Forks, 1986—1988. President board directors Christus Rex Lutheran Church, 1985—1986. Board directors North Dakota Special Olympics, 1985—1989, Bismarck Mandan Big Brothers/Big Sisters, since 2001.
Board directors northern lights council Boy Scouts America, since 2005. Member of Big Muddy Bar Association, North Dakota State Bar Association (Legislation Service award 1995).
Married Tama Lou Smith, June 16, 1978 (divorced April 1984). 1 child Andrew; Married Beth D. Bakke, June 30, 1995.