MANDAN, N.D. (Prairie Public) – North Dakota District 34 Republicans have named Justin Gerhardt to fill the rest of the state Senate term of Doug Larson, who died in a plane crash in Utah.
The Party’s executive committee is required by state law to choose a replacement.
Gerhardt lives in Mandan. He and his wife, Maren, have four children. He works for a Bismarck construction company and served 9 years in the North Dakota National Guard.
The seat is up for election in 2024.