Quentin N. Burdick

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Quentin Northrup Burdick
United States Senator from North Dakota
In office August 8, 1960 – September 8, 1992
Preceded by	C. Norman Brunsdale
Succeeded by	Jocelyn Burdick
Born	June 19, 1908(1908-06-19) Munich, North Dakota
Died	September 8, 1992 (aged 84) Fargo, North Dakota
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Jocelyn Burdick
Religion	Congregational church

Quentin Northrup Burdick (June 19, 1908 – September 8, 1992) was a United States Senator from North Dakota from August 8, 1960 until his death in 1992. Prior to that he had served in the United States House of Representatives from January 3, 1959 to August 8, 1960. He was the son of NPL North Dakota Congressman Usher L. Burdick.

Burdick received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Minnesota.

Like his father, Quentin Burdick was a member of the progressive Non-Partisan League, which placed its candidates on the Republican Party primary ballot until 1956, when the NPL aligned with the Democratic Party and became the Democratic-NPL.

Burdick became the chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee in 1987.

After his death his widow Jocelyn Birch Burdick was appointed to fill his unexpired term until a special election.

[edit] See also

• United States Senate special election in North Dakota, 1960
• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1964
• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1970
• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1976
• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1982
• United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1988

[edit] External links

• Quentin Burdick Papers at The University of North Dakota

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post

Preceded by Usher L. Burdick	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's 2nd congressional district 1959 – 1960	Succeeded by Hjalmar Carl Nygaard
Preceded by C. Norman Brunsdale	United States Senator (Class 1) from North Dakota 1960 – 1992 Served alongside: Milton Young, Mark Andrews, Kent Conrad	Succeeded by Jocelyn Burdick
Preceded by Robert Stafford	Chairman of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee 1987 – 1992	Succeeded by Pat Moynihan

v • d • e United States Senators from North Dakota Class 1: Casey • Roach • McCumber • Frazier • Langer • Brunsdale • Q. Burdick • J. Burdick • Conrad Class 3: Pierce • Hansbrough • Johnson • Thompson • Purcell • Gronna • Ladd • Nye • Moses • Young • Andrews • Conrad • Dorgan