LaurieBeth Hager is an American politician and academic administrator serving as 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 21st district. She assumed office on December 1, 2018.

Education

Hager attended Finley Sharon High School in

Finley, North Dakota Finley is a city in Steele County, North Dakota. It is the county seat of Steele County. The population was 401 at the 2020 census. Finley was founded in 1897. History Finley was founded in 1897. In 1911, a train wreck in Finley caused by a bro ...

. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the

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and a Master of Science in counseling education from

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Career

Prior to entering politics, Hager worked as a counselor and student affairs administrator at the

. In the 2018 election for district 21 in the

, Hager and

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defeated their Republican opponents.

References

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