Alon Carl Wieland (April 26, 1935 – January 22, 2022) was an American politician in the state of

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 2002 to 2014. representing the 13th district. A Republican, he was first elected in 2002. An alumnus of

North Dakota State University North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North Dakota Agricultural College in 1890 as t ...

(BA, MA), he was a former commissioner of

Cass County, North Dakota Cass County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 184,525. Cass County is the most populous county in North Dakota, accounting for nearly 24% of the state's population. The county ...

from 1983 to 2003, member of the Cass County Social Service Board, and former president of the North Dakota County Commissioners Association. Wieland died at Sheyenne Crossings in

West Fargo, North Dakota West Fargo is a city in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is, as of the 2020 census, the fifth largest city in the state of North Dakota with a population of 38,626, and it is one of the state's fastest growing cities. West Fargo wa ...

, on January 22, 2022, at the age of 86.Former state legislator, Cass County commissioner dies at 86
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