What is Lonnie Laffen?
'''Lonnie Laffen''' (July 16, 1958 – December 23, 2020) was an American politician. He was a member of the [[North Dakota Senate]] from the 43rd District from 2010 to 2018. He was a member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican party]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Lonnie Laffen|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/121275/lonnie-laffen|publisher=Project Vote Smart|access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://bismarcktribune.com/democrats-appear-to-gain-three-seats-in-north-dakota-legislature/article_bfcf2c64-8017-5441-867f-b39bff63d5df.html|title=Democrats appear to gain three seats in North Dakota Legislature as GOP leader Carlson is ousted|last=Hageman|first=John|date=2018-11-07|website=Bismarck Tribune|language=en|access-date=2020-01-12}}</ref> Laffen was born in [[Wimbledon, North Dakota]]. Laffen died of a [[heart attack]] on December 23, 2020, in [[Grand Forks, North Dakota]] at age 62.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/jlg-co-founder-lonnie-laffen-a-former-state-senator-dies-at-62/article_d8d11537-a560-5ede-ad63-8fc14d3cd18c.html |title=JLG co-founder Lonnie Laffen, a former state senator, dies at 62 |publisher=Bismarcktribune.com |date=2020-12-24 |access-date=2020-12-24}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Laffen, Lonnie}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from North Dakota]] [[Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians]] [[Category:Disease-related deaths in North Dakota]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] {{US-bio-stub}}