Lawrence Klemin | |
Office: | Speaker of the North Dakota House of Representatives |
Term Start: | December 3, 2018 |
Term End: | December 14, 2020 |
Predecessor: | Larry Bellew |
Successor: | Kim Koppelman |
State House1: | North Dakota |
District1: | 47th |
Term Start1: | December 1, 1998 |
Predecessor1: | Ralph Kilzer |
Birth Date: | 31 March 1945 |
Birth Place: | New Rockford, North Dakota, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Rita |
Education: | University of North Dakota (BA, JD) |
Lawrence R. Klemin (born March 31, 1945) is an American politician and lawyer in the state of North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 47th district. A Republican, he was first elected in 1998.[1] Klemin attended the University of North Dakota where earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and the University of North Dakota School of Law. Admitted to the bar in 1978, he later worked as an attorney in the practice Bucklin, Klemin and McBride.[2] Klemin is also a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division.[3]