16 Facts About Earl Pomeroy

Earl Ralph Pomeroy III was born on September 2,1952 and is an American lawyer and politician who served as the US representative for from 1993 to 2011.

Earl Pomeroy is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party.

Earl Pomeroy attended Valley City State University where he was initiated as a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity and later transferred to the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and went on to do graduate research in legal history at Durham University in England.

Earl Pomeroy returned to North Dakota to attend the University of North Dakota School of Law, having received his Juris Doctor in 1979.

Earl Pomeroy was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 1980, and became North Dakota Insurance Commissioner in 1985, a post that he held until 1992.

Earl Pomeroy supported the House resolution opposing George W Bush's troop surge plan in February 2007.

Earl Pomeroy strongly supported legislation allowing parents to deduct adoption expenses they incurred.

Earl Pomeroy was first elected to the US House of Representatives in 1992.

Earl Pomeroy faced Republican Matthew Mechtel in the 2006 general election, easily winning re-election to his eighth term.

Earl Pomeroy received a larger percentage of votes than in his previous elections.

In 2008, Earl Pomeroy easily retained his seat in the House of Representatives defeating Republican Duane Sand.

Earl Pomeroy was defeated by Republican nominee state Representative Rick Berg.

Earl Pomeroy's move to the private sector was "unusually swift"; by June 2011, he had registered as a lobbyist.

On July 2,2009, Earl Pomeroy married Mary Berglund in a private ceremony at the site of his family's homestead in Valley City, North Dakota.

Earl Pomeroy was a charter member of the rugby club at UND.

Earl Pomeroy played rugby previously at Grey College at Durham University where he was working on a master's degree.