Rollie Redlin | |
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| Member of theNorth Dakota Senate | |
| In office January 9, 1973 – December 5, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne Sanstead |
| Succeeded by | Ben Tollefson |
| Constituency | 5th district (1973–1983) 40-50th district (1983–1993) 38th district (1993–2000) |
| In office January 6, 1959 – January 3, 1965 | |
| Constituency | 40th district |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromNorth Dakota's2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Don L. Short |
| Succeeded by | Thomas S. Kleppe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rolland William Redlin (1920-02-29)February 29, 1920 |
| Died | September 23, 2011(2011-09-23) (aged 91) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Education | University of Washington Minot State University |
Rolland William Redlin (February 29, 1920 – September 23, 2011) was aU.S. Representative fromNorth Dakota, who served between 1965 and 1967. He also served in theNorth Dakota Senate from 1959 to 1963 and later returned to serve again from 1973 until his retirement in 2000, as Senate President Pro Tempore 1987–9, and Minority Leadership later during his final 27 years' service. A member of theDemocratic-NPL, he lived nearMinot, North Dakota until 2009, when he moved to Rapid City, SD, to be closer to family members.
In 1964, he ran for the U.S. House of Representatives and won, unseating incumbent RepublicanDon L. Short. He was the first Democratic Representative to represent Western North Dakota.[1] In 1966, he was defeated for reelection by former Bismarck MayorThomas Kleppe. Redlin ran again in 1968 but lost by a narrow margin. He has stated his vote for the 1965 Voting Rights Act was the accomplishment while serving in the US House of Representatives of which he is most proud, and that the breakdown of civil discourse in American politics during the past two decades is perhaps his greatest disappointment.
Redlin died on September 23, 2011, at his home in Rapid City. He was 91.[2]
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