David Philip Halvorson (July 9, 1948 – July 1, 2013) was an American politician. Born in

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, Halvorson graduated from Williston High School in

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. Halvorson received his bachelor's degree in accounting from the

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and was in ROTC. He went to the

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for two years for military training and studies. He then returned to Montana and was in the radio business. He was also a wheat farmer. Halvorson served in the

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as a Republican from 2013 until his death from cancer. He died in

.David Halvorson obituary

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1947 births 2013 deaths People from Sidney, Montana University of North Dakota alumni United States Military Academy alumni Businesspeople from Montana Republican Party members of the Montana House of Representatives Deaths from cancer in Montana 20th-century American businesspeople Williston High School (North Dakota) alumni 21st-century members of the Montana Legislature {{Montana-politician-stub