Doug Larsen
Portrait of Larsen in 2008
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 34th district
In office
December 1, 2020 – October 1, 2023
Preceded byDwight Cook
Succeeded byJustin Gerhardt
Personal details
Born
Douglas Allen Larsen

(1976-03-08)March 8, 1976
Minot, North Dakota, U.S.
DiedOctober 1, 2023(2023-10-01) (aged 47)
Grand County, Utah, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Amy Haugan
​
(m. 2003)​
Children2
EducationMinot State University (BS)
Military service
Branch/service
Years of service1994–2023
RankLieutenant colonel
Unit
Battles/warsIraq War
Awards

Douglas Allen Larsen (March 8, 1976 – October 1, 2023) was an American politician and businessman who served as a member of the North Dakota Senate, representing the 34th district from 2020 until his death in 2023.

Education

Born in Minot on March 8, 1976,[1] Larsen earned a Bachelor of Science degree in communication arts and political science from Minot State University.[2][3]

Career

Larsen served in the North Dakota Army National Guard for 29 years.[4] He mobilized twice, to Iraq (2009–10) and later to Washington, D.C. (2013–14).[4] When at the rank of major, he was the commander of the 112th Aviation Battalion.[5] He was a lieutenant colonel at the time of his death.[4]

Larsen owned Apex Builders, a home building and development company, and a Wingate by Wyndham hotel franchise in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was also a licensed real estate agent.[6]

Career in politics

Larsen was elected to the North Dakota Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on December 1, 2020.[7]

Larsen was elected from District 34,[7] which comprises Mandan.[4]

Death

Doug Larsen died on October 1, 2023, in a plane crash en route between family in Scottsdale, Arizona, and his home in North Dakota, shortly after taking off from a stop for fuel at Canyonlands Regional Airport in Grand County, Utah, near Moab. He was 47, and died along with his wife and both his children.[8][9] [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Douglas Larsen". Eastgate & Parkway Funeral & Cremation Services. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Doug Larsen". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  3. ↑ Dura, Jack (9 March 2020). "Mandan-area candidate plans GOP primary run for North Dakota Senate seat". The Bismarck Tribune. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Jack Dura & Mead Gruver, North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash, Associated Press (October 2, 2023).
  5. ↑ Salling, John (10 December 2016). "Change of command for North Dakota National Guard air battalion in Bismarck". kfyrtv.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-11. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  6. ↑ "Doug Larsen | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  7. 1 2 Benth, Morgan (10 June 2020). "Doug Larsen reflects on his District 34 primary win". kfyrtv.com. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  8. ↑ "Plane crash in Utah with ND ties". KFYR TV. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
  9. ↑ North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids die in Utah plane crash, Senate leadership says
  10. ↑ Nielsen, Megan (2 October 2023). "North Dakota state senator, his wife and 2 kids killed in Utah plane crash". Deseret News.


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