(Former North Dakota Gov. Allen Olson. Photo the North Dakota Monitor)
(North Dakota Monitor) – Former North Dakota Gov. Allen Olson, who served one term from 1981 to 1984, died last week at age 87.
Olson, a Republican, served as the state’s attorney general from 1972 to 1980 before defeating Democratic incumbent Art Link in the 1980 election.
Olson’s win over Link interrupted a 20-year run of Democratic governors in North Dakota.
“Governor Olson served North Dakota with dignity and a steady hand as our state’s top law enforcement officer and chief executive,” Gov. Kelly Armstrong said.
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