A lawmaker who was North Dakota's youngest state senator when he was elected at 24 has died at 54, a year after he began treatment for cancer. Republican state Rep. Randy Schobinger, of Minot, died Tuesday in Tennessee. Schobinger served in the Senate from 1994 to 2006 and twice ran for state treasurer. In 2016, he was elected to the state House.
BISMARCK, N.D. — A lawmaker who was North Dakota ’s youngest state senator when he was elected at 24 has died at 54, a year after he began treatment for cancer.Schobinger campaigned in an aging 1972 Toyota for which he paid $100 and he stenciled with “Vote Schobinger” before winning election. He served as a state senator from 1994 to 2006, and ran unsuccessfully for state treasurer in 1996 and 2000.
In 2016, Schobinger was first elected to the state House, where he served on the budget-writing Appropriations Committee. He did not seek reelection to a third term this year. District Republicans will appoint someone to serve out his term through November, district GOP chairman Jay Lundeen said. Schobinger, who also worked as an insurance agent, served the community well for many years and was a tenacious person who worked hard to get elected, Lundeen said.
Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor called him a good man, a hard worker and a great debater.
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