Quentin N. Burdick

Quentin Northrup Burdick ( born June 19, 1908 in Munich, North Dakota, † September 8, 1992 in Fargo, North Dakota ) was a U.S. Representative (Democratic Party), who represented the state of North Dakota in both chambers of the U.S. Congress.

Quentin Burdick made ​​in 1931 graduated from the University of North Dakota and put in the following year at the local law school his exam, whereupon he was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Fargo. He was first at the Nonpartisan League, originally a progressive elimination of the Republicans, who later in North Dakota merged with the Democrats for the North Dakota Democratic - NPL Party. As NPL member Usher L. Burdick his father belonged 1935-1945 to the House of Representatives of the United States; at this time as a candidate, the NPL candidate nor as Republicans.

After the merger with the Democrats Burdick was also elected to the House of Representatives in Washington for his new party in 1958. On August 8, 1960 he transferred within the Congress in the Senate, after deciding the by-election to the seat of the late William Langer for themselves. In the years 1964 and 1970, he sat down by each against the later U.S. Secretary of the Interior Thomas S. Kleppe; after which it was confirmed three more times significantly in office. In 1987 he took over the chairmanship of the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

On 8 September 1992 Quentin Burdick died of a heart attack. At this time he was the incumbent senator with the third- longest tenure by Strom Thurmond and Robert Byrd. As a provisional successor to his widow Jocelyn Burdick was appointed.