Matthew M. Klein (December 28, 1933 – January 30, 2023) was an American politician who served as member of 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 d ...

from 1993 to 2016. He was also the

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of the House during the 2005 legislative session. He was succeeded as speaker by Rep.

Jeff Delzer Jeffrey W. Delzer (born September 1, 1959) is an American politician in the state of North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives The North Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the North Dakota Le ...

. Klein was an engineering

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by trade. Klein graduated from

North Dakota State University North Dakota State University (NDSU, formally North Dakota State University of Agriculture and Applied Sciences) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Fargo, North Dakota. It was founded as North ...

with a degree in Electrical Engineering and did graduate studies at USC and

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. He served in the

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and was a member of the American Legion. Klein died 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 ...

on January 30, 2023, at the age of 89.

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North Dakota Legislature biography page
1933 births 2023 deaths North Dakota State University alumni University of Southern California alumni University of California, Los Angeles alumni Speakers of the North Dakota House of Representatives Republican Party members of the North Dakota House of Representatives Military personnel from North Dakota 21st-century American legislators {{NorthDakota-politician-stub