Mark S. Sanford (born January 5, 1939) is an American politician in the state of

North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

. He is 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 17th district. A Republican, he was first elected in 2010. An alumnus of

Minot State University Minot State University (MSU or MiSU) is a public university in Minot, North Dakota. Founded in 1913 as a normal school, Minot State University is the third-largest university in North Dakota, offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs. ...

and the

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, he was an academic administrator.http://in--nreca.capwiz.com/bio/id/66177 Retrieved October 12, 2014

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1939 births Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives Minot State University alumni Living people People from McKenzie County, North Dakota Politicians from Grand Forks, North Dakota University of North Dakota alumni 21st-century American legislators {{NorthDakota-politician-stub