Stenehjem died at 68 years old. Wayne Stenehjem, Attorney General of North Dakota, was born in Mohall, North Dakota. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and his law degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1977.
Stenehjem has a son, Andrew Bakke Stenehjem, from his marriage to Beth Bakke Stenehjem.In 1976, Stenehjem was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives, where he served two years until being elected to the North Dakota Senate in 1980.
He was a member of the Senate for 20 years before being elected to the position of Attorney General. Throughout his time in the Legislature, Stenehjem was a member of the Judiciary Committee, and from 1995 to 2000, he was the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.For the 1999 Legislative Session, he was chosen President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Stenehjem was sworn in as the State’s 29th Attorney General in January 2001; he was re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. He served as Attorney General of North Dakota for the longest time in the state’s history.At around 8.27am, Bismarck police responded to a medical call at Stenehjem’s residence.Liz Brocker, his spokeswoman, confirmed his death on Friday night.
After being found unresponsive in his house on Friday morning, Stenehjem was brought to the hospital.Bismarck Funeral Home is in the process of making funeral arrangements for both public and private ceremonies.The cause of his death has yet to be revealed.
