Bismarck (WDAY) District 29 Republican State House of Representatives member, Chet Pollert was elected Tuesday as Majority Leader.
Pollert succeeds Fargo Republican Al Carlson, who was lost his reelection bid, last week.
Pollert, from Carrington, was first elected in 1999, and last session, he chaired the house, Human Resources Division, and was a member of the House budget writing committee.
Bismarck’s Mike Nathe and Minot’s Dan Ruby ran for the majority leader post and Pollert won on the second ballot.