Former Gov. Art Link of North Dakota has died. He was 96.
The office for Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., confirmed Link passed away.
Link was born in Alexander, N.D., and served as the state's 27th governor. He was elected in 1972 and served two four-year terms.
In 1970, he was elected as a congressman before running for governor.
Link, a Democrat, sought a third term as governor in 1980 and was defeated by then Republican Attorney General Allen Olson, who ran because he believed two terms was enough for one governor.
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In 2008, the documentary "When the Landscape is Quiet Again: The Legacy of Art Link" was broadcast. The film, by Clay Jenkinson and David Swenson, was the first produced by The Dakota Institute of the Lewis & Clark Fort Mandan Foundation.
