Vernon R. Laning

{{Short description|American politician (born 1948)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Vernon Laning

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|state_house=North Dakota

|district = 8th

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|term_start=2013

|term_end=2020

|predecessor=

|successor=Dave Nehring{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Nehring|title=Dave Nehring|work=Ballotpedia|access-date=July 1, 2022}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|12|31}}

|birth_place =Edgeley, North Dakota

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|party = Republican

|spouse =Rose

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|residence=Bismarck, North Dakota

|children =four

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|alma_mater= North Dakota State University

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Vernon R. Laning (born December 31, 1948) is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 8th district in the North Dakota House of Representatives since 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/63-2013/members/house/representative-vernon-r-laning|title=Representative Vernon R. Laning - North Dakota Legislative Branch|website=www.legis.nd.gov}}{{cite web|url=http://nd--ala.capwiz.com/bio/id/56225|title=North Dakota Library Association - Rep. Vernon Laning (R-North Dakota) biography|website=nd--ala.capwiz.com}}

In 2017, while defending North Dakota's Blue Laws, Laning argued that under the system, his wallet gets "a half day off" from his wife's spending.{{cite web|url=https://www.valleynewslive.com/content/news/ND-lawmakers-say-Blue-Laws-should-remain-so-wives-can-make-breakfast-412480953.html|title=ND lawmakers say Blue Laws should remain so wives can make breakfast in bed|first=Bradford|last=Arick|date=February 2017 |access-date=February 7, 2017}}