Al Carlson (born November 21, 1948) is a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

politician in

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the Native Americans in the United States, indigenous Dakota people, Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north a ...

. He was a member of the

North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate. North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as d ...

from the 41st District, serving since 1992. Representative Carlson is the chamber's majority leader, a position he has held since 2009. Carlson lost his reelection bid in the 2018 general election, so those positions on January 1, 2019.

References

1948 births 21st-century American politicians Living people Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives People from Breckenridge, Minnesota {{NorthDakota-politician-stub