George J. Keiser (February 22, 1946 – December 22, 2021) was an American politician in the state of

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. He was a member of the

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, representing the 47th district. A Republican, he was first elected in 1992. Keiser attended the

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and earned a

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, later becoming a businessman. He also served in the

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. From 1988 to 1992 he was Commissioner of the City of Bismarck. In August 2019, Keiser was diagnosed with

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

. He died from the disease on December 22, 2021, at the age of 75.

Robb Eckert Robb Eckert is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 47th district of the North Dakota House of Representatives. In 2022, Eckert was elected for the 47th district of the North Dakota House of Representatives, to repl ...

was appointed to finish his term of his 47th district office of the

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