QUENTIN N. BURDICK

(Quentin Northrup Burdick)


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Quentin N. Burdick

If they can beat me, fine. But I'm not leaving until they beat me.
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Burdick, at age 80, was running for reelection to the Senate. His opponent ran ads asking him to retire and "come home:"

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Quentin N. Burdick
Quentin N. Burdick
  • Born: June 19, 1908
  • Died: September 8, 1992
  • Nationality: American
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Quentin Northrup Burdick was an American lawyer and politician. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, he represented North Dakota in the U.S. House of Representatives (1959–1960) and the U.S. Senate (1960–1992). At the time of his death, he was the third longest-serving senator (after Strom Thurmond and Robert Byrd) among current members of the Senate.