Nicholas Spaeth

Nicholas J. Spaeth (born January 27, 1950) was the 27th Attorney General of North Dakota, serving from 1985 to 1992. He lost the 1992 North Dakota governor's race to Republican Ed Schafer 58% to 41%. He is the only statewide, elected official not to be endorsed by the National Rifle Association in the history of the state. Although he is an avid hunter, he is also a life-long advocate of gun control.

Spaeth joined H&R Block, Inc. in 2004 and served as a senior vice president and chief legal officer.^[1] He resigned in 2007 and was succeeded by Carol Graebner. He then joined the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) as executive vice-president, general counsel and chief risk officer.

Spaeth is currently serving as a visiting professor of law at the University of Missouri School of Law. He teaches courses in Banking Law, Basic Business Principles for Lawyers, Mergers & Acquisitions, and Securities Regulation.^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.hrblock.com/presscenter/about/profileDetail.jsp?EXEC_PROFILE_ID=1060
2. ^ http://law.missouri.edu/faculty/directory/spaethn.html

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Preceded by Robert Wefald	Attorney General of North Dakota 1985–1992	Succeeded by Heidi Heitkamp

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Name	Spaeth, Nicholas
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	January 27, 1950
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