Published January 15, 2013, 07:07 AM

Letter to the editor: Looysen is not the first young lawmaker from here

Our new North Dakota House members from Jamestown (District 12) will help add a different perspective to the legislative process in Bismarck this session.

By: By Dan Buchanan, Jamestown, The Jamestown Sun

Our new North Dakota House members from Jamestown (District 12) will help add a different perspective to the legislative process in Bismarck this session.

Alex Looysen’s election at 21 while attending Jamestown College is remarkable, but not the first time for Jamestown or Stutsman County. The late Scott Anderson and the late Mike Unhjem, both in their early 20s and students at Jamestown College at the time, served in the North Dakota House representing Jamestown and Stutsman County.

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