Mark Andrews
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Mark Andrews (born May 19, 1926) is an American politician from the state of North Dakota. He is a member of the United States Republican Party.
Andrews was born in Cass County, North Dakota, where he attended public school. In 1944 at the age of 18, Andrews was admitted to the United States Military Academy. He quit in 1946 after receiving a disability discharge. He then attended North Dakota State University at Fargo, North Dakota, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, and graduated in 1949.
Andrews then became a farmer. During the 1950s he began to enter politics, serving on farmers' organizations and Republican committees. In 1963 Andrews became the Republican candidate for a seat in the United States House of Representatives from North Dakota when a special election was required after the death of congressman Hjalmar Nygaard. Andrews won the election. He was reelected to a full term in 1964 and served in the House until 1981, being reelected every two years.
In 1980 Andrews decided not to run for reelection to the House. Instead, he ran for one of North Dakota's seats in the United States Senate which was being vacated by the long-serving Republican Milton Young who announced that he would not run for reelection and retire after the election. Andrews won the election with 70% of the vote and served in the Senate for one term, from 1981 to 1987. He was chairman of the select committee on Indian affairs from 1983 to 1987. He had a moderate voting record for most of his career.
Andrews was defeated for reelection in 1986 by Democratic-NPL Tax Commissioner Kent Conrad in what is still considered an upset. Andrews retired from elective politics. He started a consultancy firm in Washington, D.C. but currently lives in Mapleton, North Dakota. Grand Forks International Airport in Grand Forks, North Dakota has sometimes been called Mark Andrews International Airport after him, but usage of the name has dropped out of popularity.
To date, he is the last Republican to serve in Congress from North Dakota.
[edit] Further reading
- Richard F. Fenno, Jr.: When Incumbency fails : the Senate Career of Mark Andrews, Congressional Quarterly Press, 1992.
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| Preceded by Hjalmar Carl Nygaard |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's 1st congressional district 1963 – 1973 |
Elected statewide at-large |
| New district | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's At-large congressional district 1973 – 1981 |
Succeeded by Byron Dorgan |
| Preceded by Milton R. Young |
United States Senator (Class 3) from North Dakota 1981 – 1987 Served alongside: Quentin N. Burdick |
Succeeded by Kent Conrad |
| Preceded by William Cohen |
Chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee 1983 – 1987 |
Succeeded by Daniel Inouye |
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