John M. Andrist

John M. Andrist (August 1, 1931 – January 17, 2018) was a Republican politician who was a member of the North Dakota Senate for the 2nd district from 1993 to 2014.[1][2]

John M. Andrist
Member of the North Dakota Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
1993–2014
Succeeded byDavid Rust
Personal details
Born(1931-08-01)August 1, 1931
Crosby, North Dakota
DiedJanuary 17, 2018(2018-01-17) (aged 86)
Fargo, North Dakota
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Elaine Andrist (deceased)
Professionpublisher

Biography

John Andrist was born on August 1, 1931.[3] His father, Calvin L. Andrist, was the publisher of the Divide County Journal, now known as The Crosby Journal. From 1950 to 1957, he worked full-time for the journal, served as managing editor from 1958 to 1961, and as publisher from 1961 to 1991.[3] From 1970 to 1971, he was President of the North Dakota Press Association, and from 1989 to 1990, of the National Newspaper Association.[1][2][3] He is also a former President of the North Dakota Society of Professional Journalists.[1][2] In 2000, he was inducted in the North Dakota Newspaper Association Hall of Fame.[1][2] In 2002, he received the National Newspaper Association's Amos Award for distinguished service to the community press.[3]

He served in the North Dakota Senate from 1993 to 2014.[1][2] He sat on the Board of the Medora Foundation, which aims at improving Medora, North Dakota.[1][2] He was a Kiwanis member.[1][2] He was a recipient of the North Dakota National Leadership Award of Excellence.[1][2]

He was married to Elaine Andrist, and they had five children together before she died.[1] He lived in Crosby, North Dakota.[1][2] Andrist died in Fargo, North Dakota on January 17, 2018 after suffering a stroke.[4]

References
  1. "John Andrist". North Dakota Legislative Branch. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  2. "North Dakota Republican Party Senators". Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
  3. Crosby journal biography
  4. 'Longtime newspaperman, former state Sen. John Andrist dies,The Bismarck Tribune, January 17, 2018


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