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. Carlson worked for U.S. Senator Mark Andrews as an Agriculture Legislative Assistant during the drafting and passage of the Food Security Act of 1985. He was later promoted to Andrews's State Agriculture Director. Carlson served on the senior staff of North Dakota Governors Ed Schafer and John Hoeven. He served as a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 18th district during the 53rd General Assembly. The 18th district included part of

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. He served alongside Democratic-NPL Representative Eliot Glassheim. He served on the Committee on Industry, Business, and Labor and the Committee on Agriculture. Carlson was succeeded after a single term by Democrat Linda Christenson. In 2000, he ran for North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner, losing to Democratic incumbent Roger Johnson. Carlson, a longtime Republican activist, was a delegate to the

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