| Rich Wardner | |
| Office: | Majority Leader of the North Dakota Senate |
| Term Start: | September 6, 2011 |
| Term End: | December 1, 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Bob Stenehjem |
| Successor: | David Hogue |
| State Senate1: | North Dakota |
| District1: | 37th |
| Term Start1: | January 1999 |
| Term End1: | December 1, 2022 |
| Successor1: | Dean Rummel |
| Office2: | Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives |
| Term Start2: | January 1991 |
| Term End2: | January 1997 |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
Rich Wardner (born August 26, 1942) is a former Republican member of the North Dakota Senate for the 37th district.[1] [2]
He graduated from Dickinson State University and received a Master's of Science from Northern State University.[1] He worked as a science and math teacher, a football and basketball coach, and a farmer.[1] [3] [4]
From 1991 to 1997, he served in the North Dakota House of Representatives.[1] [4] [5] Between 1999-2022, he has served in the North Dakota Senate.[1] [4] [5] Following the death of state Senator Bob Stenehjem in July 2011, he served as the Senate Majority Leader.[3] [4] [5]
He is the former executive director of the Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce.[1] [3] [4] He now serves as chairman of Sunrise Youth Bureau and the Midwest Legislative Conference.[1] He is a member of Legislative Management, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and Rotary International.[1] In 1999, he received the Public Service Award from the North Dakota Petroleum Marketers Association.[6]
He is married to Kayleen Wardner, and they have two children.[1] They live in Dickinson, North Dakota.[1]