| State house | North Dakota |
|---|---|
| District | 18th |
| Term start | January 5, 1993 |
| Term end | January 2017 |
| Successor | Steve Vetter |
| Birth date | February 10, 1938 |
| Birth place | New York City, U.S. |
| Death date | December 25, 2019 (aged 81) |
| Death place | Grand Forks, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Dyan Rey |
| Education | Wesleyan University (BA) University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (MA, PhD) |
Eliot Glassheim (February 10, 1938 – December 25, 2019) was an American politician. He was a North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 18th district from 1993 until 2017. He served as a Representative previously in 1975. Glassheim served on the Grand Forks City Council from 1982 to 2012. He obtained a B.A. from Wesleyan University and a M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico. Glassheim founded Dr. Eliot's Twice Sold Tales, a used bookstore, which he owned until January 2015. Glassheim also wrote several books and poems.[1][2][3]
Glassheim was the Democratic-NPL nominee for the 2016 U.S. Senate election. He lost to incumbent Republican Sen. John Hoeven by nearly 62 percentage points. He died December 25, 2019, from lung cancer.[4][5]
Personal
Glassheim was Jewish.[6]
References
- ^ Haley, Charly (January 2, 2016). "Mocks buy Glassheim's used bookstore in Grand Forks". Grand Forks Herald. Forum Communications. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
- ^ "Eliot Glassheim | North Dakota Legislative Branch". www.legis.nd.gov
- ^ "Eliot Glassheim Papers, 1982-1984, 1997-1999 | Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections". apps.library.und.edu
- ^ Mook, Sydney (26 December 2019). "Longtime Grand Forks politician Eliot Glassheim dies at 81". Grand Forks Herald
- ^ "Service set for longtime Grand Forks politician Eliot Glassheim". 27 December 2019.
- ^ Kampeas, Ron & Fingerhut, Eric. "'Kvelling' for Obama". jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
External links
- North Dakota Legislative Assembly - Representative Eliot Glassheim official ND Senate website
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Eliot Glassheim (ND) profile
- Follow the Money - Eliot Glassheim
- North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party - Representative Eliot Glassheim profile