Mary Ekstrom
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Mary Ekstrom (b. November 11, 1951) was a Democratic-NPL member of the North Dakota House of Representatives. She represented the 11th District from 1998-2010. Ekstrom has also been a candidate for North Dakota State Auditor in 2000 and volunteered in the Robert Kennedy Presidential Campaign and in the Democratic Party in both Baltimore, Maryland and Richmond, Virginia.
Ekstrom is the office manager of Hanson Runsvold Funeral Home. She was the owner and designer of Ekstrom & Associates Architects & Planners from 1975-2005 and has been an Alumni Coordinator for North Dakota State University, Department of Architecture and Landscape Architect since 2005.
Ekstrom is widowed and has three children; Lisa, Rik, and Ingrid.[1]
In February 2010, Ekstrom announced that she would not be running for re-election. She stated that it's become too difficult to manage her job as an office manager for a funeral home with serving in the legislature.[2]
Committee assignments
While a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, Anderson served on the following committees:
- Subcommittee on Human Resources
Elections
2010
While a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, Anderson served on the following committees: Ekstrom did not seek re-election in 2010.
2006
On November 7, 2006, Ekstrom won election by finishing 1st out of 4 candidates for District 11 of the North Dakota House of Representatives.[3]
| North Dakota House of Representatives, District 11 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
 Mary Ekstrom (D-NPL)
|
2,320 | |||
| Scot Kelsh (D-NPL)
|
2,250 | |||
| Kellie Aldrich (R) | 1,419 | |||
| Zach Heuer (R) | 1,311 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Robert Peterson won re-election to the office of North Dakota State Auditor. He defeated Mary Ekstrom in the general election.
| North Dakota State Auditor, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Robert Peterson Incumbent |
60.6% | 165,026 | |
| Democratic | Mary Ekstrom | 39.4% | 107,505 | |
| Total Votes | 272,531 | |||
| Election results via North Dakota Secretary of State. | ||||
Campaign finance summary
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External links
- North Dakota House of Representatives - Rep. Mary Ekstrom
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2002, 1998
- Rep. Ekstrom State Surge
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by - |
North Dakota House of Representatives District 11 1998–2010 |
Succeeded by Scot Kelsh (D) Ron Guggisberg (D) |
