| Eliot Glassheim | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 18th district | |
| In office January 5, 1993 – January 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Steve Vetter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1938-02-10)February 10, 1938 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 25, 2019(2019-12-25) (aged 81) Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dyan Rey |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (MA, PhD) |
Eliot Glassheim (February 10, 1938 – December 25, 2019) was a North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 18th district from 1993 until 2017. He served as a Representative previously in 1975. Glassheim served on the Grand Forks City Council from 1982 to 2012. He obtained B.A. from Wesleyan University and a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. Glassheim founded Dr. Eliot's Twice Sold Tales, a used bookstore, which he owned until January 2015. Glassheim also wrote several books and poems.
Glassheim was the Democratic-NPL nominee for the 2016 U.S. Senate election. He lost to incumbent Republican Sen. John Hoeven by nearly 62 percentage points. He died December 25, 2019, from lung cancer.
Personal
Glassheim was Jewish.
References
- Haley, Charly (January 2, 2016). "Mocks buy Glassheim's used bookstore in Grand Forks". Grand Forks Herald. Forum Communications. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- "Eliot Glassheim | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov.
- "Eliot Glassheim Papers, 1982-1984, 1997-1999 | Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections". apps.library.und.edu.
- Mook, Sydney (26 December 2019). "Longtime Grand Forks politician Eliot Glassheim dies at 81". Grand Forks Herald.
- "Service set for longtime Grand Forks politician Eliot Glassheim". 27 December 2019.
- Kampeas, Ron; Fingerhut, Eric. "'Kvelling' for Obama". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
- North Dakota Legislative Assembly - Representative Eliot Glassheim official ND Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Eliot Glassheim (ND) profile
- Follow the Money - Eliot Glassheim
- North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party - Representative Eliot Glassheim profile
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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| Preceded byTracy Potter | Democratic nominee for U.S. Senator from North Dakota (Class 3) 2016 |
Succeeded byKatrina Christiansen |
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