VALLEY CITY, N.D. — Former North Dakota lawmaker Larry Robinson died Wednesday, Sept. 3, according to a statement from Valley City State University, which Robinson worked to support for nearly 50 years.

Robinson, 75, a Democrat, served in the North Dakota Senate from 1989 to 2020.

Valley City State University President Alan LaFave called Robinson an “ardent supporter of higher education in North Dakota.”

Robinson retired in 2024 as executive director of university advancement at Valley City State. He began working for the university in 1975 as director of the Memorial Student Center and Student Activities and later became the first director of the university’s foundation.

In the Legislature, Robinson served on the interim Higher Education Committee for several years. He was also a long

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