Carolyn Nelson is a

North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' i ...

member of the

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, representing the 21st district since 1994. She currently serves as Assistant Minority Leader. She was previously 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 ...

, representing the 45th District from 1986 through 1988, and the 21st District from 1992 through 1994. In Fall 2017, Nelson announced her intention to retire and not run for re-election in 2018.

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North Dakota State Legislature - Senator Carolyn Nelson
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