Kenton Onstad

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}

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| name=Kenton Onstad

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|office = Minority Leader of the North Dakota House of Representatives

|term_start = 2013

|term_end = 2016

|predecessor= Jerry Kelsh

|successor= Corey Mock

|office2 = Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 4th district

|term_start2 = 2001

|term_end2 = 2016

|alongside2= Glen Froseth

|predecessor2 = Ronald Nichols{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/56-1999/members/house|title=56th Legislative Assembly House Members | North Dakota Legislative Branch}}

|successor2 = {{plainlist|

• Bill Oliver (American politician)
• Terry B. Jones

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| birth_date= {{birth date and age|1953|7|17}}

| birth_place= Minot, North Dakota

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|party = Democratic-NPL

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|spouse = Kathy

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|residence = Parshall, North Dakota

|alma_mater = Dickinson State University (BA)

|profession = Farmer

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Kenton B. Onstad (born July 17, 1953) is the former Democratic-NPL Minority Leader in the North Dakota House of Representatives and was one of the two members who represents District 4, which is composed of Mountrail County, the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, portions of Mercer County and a northern portion of Dunn County.{{cite web|url= http://www.legis.nd.gov/files/district-maps/2013-2022/x4id.pdf?20140604061100|author=|title=District Maps: 4th District|publisher=North Dakota Legislative Branch|accessdate=2014-06-04}}

Onstad served as Minority Leader from 2001 until his electoral defeat in 2016. Prior to that, he has been Assistant Minority Leader as well as alderman for Parshall City Council and officer for Booner Township. He is the owner/manager of a farm and also employed by Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative. Onstad's professional experience includes President of Parshall 2000 Incorporated; teaching in the Parshall School District from 1975 to 1983; being an owner/manager in farming since 1983; and working for Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative since 1998. He earned his BS in mathematics from Dickinson State University in 1975.

Onstad and his wife, Kathy, have three children; Sarah, Jaclyn, Andrew.