Lee Myxter

Lee Myxter
Lee Myxter
Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives; from the 27th district
	In office; 2006–2010
Succeeded by	Thomas Beadle
Personal details
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Fargo, North Dakota

Lee Myxter (born September 27, 1943) is a former state representative in North Dakota.^[1] A Democrat, he represented District 27^[2] and lived in Fargo. He is a former English teacher and is married with five children.^[3] Myxter taught in the Fargo public school system from 1967 until 2005,^[4] He won his first election, in 2006, by 1,895 votes coming first among four candidates.^[5] In 2009 he led the Democrat campaign to ensure that the State's Superintendent of Education held a licence to teach when elected.^[6]^[7] The same year he voted against North Dakota's Personhood of Children Act,^[8] which aimed to "provide equality and rights to all human beings at every stage of biological development". This step could eventually eliminate all types of induced abortion for nearly any reason in the state of North Dakota.^[9]

Thomas Beadle succeeded him in office in 2010. The same year, Myxter campaigned for Jim Pomeroy's Senate seat without success;^[10] and did so again in 2012 but lost.^[11]

References

^ "North Dakota Outdoors Legislative Update: Game and Fish budget, Severance of hunting rights etc". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
^ "Lee Myxter, North Dakota State Rep, 27th District, Democratic". www.statesurge.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "Lee Myxter | North Dakota Legislative Branch".
^ "The Voter's Self Defense System".
^ AP, "House results", The Bismarck Tribune, 9 November 2006, p. 16
^ Wetzel, D., "N.D. school super should be teacher, proposal says", The Bismarck Tribune, 17 February 2009, p. 13
^ Wetzel, D., "Proposal sets standards for officeholders", The Bismarck Tribune, 27 February 2009, p. 14
^ Duggan, B., "House OKs anti-abortion legislation", The Bismarck Tribune, 18 February 2009, p. 1
^ "North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes, First in US History". Standard Newswire. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
^ Wetzel, D., "N.D. legislature changes", The Bismarck Tribune, 4 November 2010, p. 16
^ "Where Republicans made gains in the ND Legislature : A district-by-district look". Bismarck Tribune.

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[1] "North Dakota Outdoors Legislative Update: Game and Fish budget, Severance of hunting rights etc". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved 2020-06-02.

[2] "Lee Myxter, North Dakota State Rep, 27th District, Democratic". www.statesurge.com. Archived from the original on January 1, 2015. Retrieved 2020-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[3] "Lee Myxter | North Dakota Legislative Branch".

[4] "The Voter's Self Defense System".

[5] AP, "House results", The Bismarck Tribune, 9 November 2006, p. 16

[6] Wetzel, D., "N.D. school super should be teacher, proposal says", The Bismarck Tribune, 17 February 2009, p. 13

[7] Wetzel, D., "Proposal sets standards for officeholders", The Bismarck Tribune, 27 February 2009, p. 14

[8] Duggan, B., "House OKs anti-abortion legislation", The Bismarck Tribune, 18 February 2009, p. 1

[9] "North Dakota Personhood Bill Passes, First in US History". Standard Newswire. Retrieved 2011-11-12.

[10] Wetzel, D., "N.D. legislature changes", The Bismarck Tribune, 4 November 2010, p. 16

[11] "Where Republicans made gains in the ND Legislature : A district-by-district look". Bismarck Tribune.

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