James Alan "Jim" Kerzman (March 2, 1947 – June 20, 2015) was an American farmer, rancher, and politician. He served in the

North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly and is larger than the North Dakota Senate. North Dakota is divided into between 40 and 54 legislative districts apportioned by population as ...

from 1991 to 2009. Born in

Minot, North Dakota Minot ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Ward County, North Dakota, United States, in the state's north-central region. It is most widely known for the Air Force base approximately north of the city. With a population of 48,377 at the 2 ...

, Kerzman lived on a farm near Emmet, North Dakota and then moved with his family to another farm in

Mott, North Dakota Mott is a city in and the county seat of Hettinger County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 653 at the 2020 census. History Mott was founded in 1904 when territory was opened to settlers. There are conflicting stories of how t ...

where he lived with his family. He graduated from Assumption Abbey High School in

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. Kerzman then went to

Dickinson State University Dickinson State University (DSU) is a public university in Dickinson, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the North Dakota University System. It was founded in 1918 as Dickinson State Normal School and granted full university status in ...

and

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studying mechanics. Kerzman was involved with the rural electric cooperative. From 1991 until 2009, Kerzman served in the

and was a

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. Kerzman died in a tractor accident on his farm near Mott, North Dakota.

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