Earl Pomeroy
| Earl Pomeroy | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Dakota's At-large district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Succeeded by | Rick Berg |
| Insurance Commissioner of North Dakota | |
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In office January 1, 1985 – December 15, 1992 |
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| Governor | George Sinner |
| Preceded by | Jorris Wigen |
| Succeeded by | Glenn Pomeroy |
| Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives | |
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In office 1980-1985 |
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September 2, 1952 Valley City, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Berglund |
| Children | Kathryn Scott |
| Alma mater |
Valley City State University University of North Dakota |
| Religion | Presbyterianism |
Earl Pomeroy (born September 2, 1952) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He currently works as a health care lobbyist at Alston & Bird.
Pomeroy was born in Valley City in Barnes County in eastern North Dakota. He attended Valley City State University where he was initiated as a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and later transferred to the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and went on to do graduate research in legal history at Durham University in England. Pomeroy returned to North Dakota to attend the University of North Dakota School of Law, having received his Juris Doctor law degree in 1979.
Pomeroy was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1980, and became North Dakota Insurance Commissioner in 1985, a post that he held until 1992.
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