LooysenalexJamestown (CSi) North Dakota District 12  State Representative Alex Looysen, R-Jamestown, announced he will not seek re-election while continuing his education in Arizona.

Looysen was elected to the Legislature in 2012 while he was a student at the University of Jamestown. At the time of his election, he was listed as one of the 12 youngest state legislators in the nation by the Huffington Post. He is continuing his education by pursuing a doctoral degree in optometry at Midwestern University at Glendale, Ariz.

He will continue to serve as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives by participating as a member of the Interim Committees for Health Care Reform and Education until his term ends in November.

Looysen said the passage of the John Wall New Voices Act during the 2015 legislative session was one of his proudest accomplishments.

He said “As I reflect, it has been a great experience. I’ve been in the discussion on a lot of important decisions.”