North Dakota House Majority Leader to Retire

(Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

(North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota’s House majority leader will not seek reelection this fall after representing the Dickinson area for more than a decade in the Legislature.

Rep. Mike Lefor, R-Dickinson, issued a statement Tuesday evening announcing he will retire after his term ends at the end of November.

“I’ve been in public service for almost 40 years,” Lefor said in an interview Wednesday. “My family has had to step up to the plate in the business and different events, and I didn’t want that to really continue because I need to do my share in our family businesses.”

Lefor said his family owns some rental property companies that they are looking to expand, and he wants to spend more time with his family.