Marguerite Kleven | |
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Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 29th district | |
In office 1995–2004 | |
Preceded by | Leslie J. Kleven |
Succeeded by | Kenneth McNenny |
Personal details | |
Born | Fruitdale,South Dakota | March 28,1931
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Leslie J. Kleven |
Children | two |
Residence | Sturgis,South Dakota |
Profession | businesswoman |
Marguerite M. Kleven (born March 28,1931) is a former American politician who served in the South Dakota Senate from 1995 to 2004,replacing her husband Leslie J. Kleven after he died in office in 1995. [1] [2]
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Elisa Kleven is an American children's writer and illustrator of 30 books. She grew up in Los Angeles and currently resides near San Francisco. Her titles have been Booklist editor's choices,and PBS and Rainbow Book selections.
Birger Eyolf Kleven was a Danish amateur football (soccer) player,who played 30 games and scored eight goals for the Denmark national football team from 1930 to 1942. Born in Copenhagen,Kleven played as a forward and midfielder for Copenhagen club AB from 1927 to 1945.
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Reeves,Inc. v. Stake,447 U.S. 429 (1980),was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that individual states,when acting as producers or suppliers rather than as market regulators,may discriminate preferentially against out-of-state residents. This "market participant" doctrine is an exception to the so-called negative commerce clause,which ordinarily deems state regulations invalid where they discriminate against interstate commerce in favor of intrastate commerce for the purpose of economic protectionism.
Ann Wenche Kleven is a retired Norwegian football referee.
MS Fridtjof Nansen is a Norwegian cruise ship. Named after polar explorer and scientist Fridtjof Nansen,it is a near identical twin to MS Roald Amundsen. It is a hybrid powered Polar Class 6 ship built by Kleven Yards Ulsteinvik for Hurtigruten.
Elections to the South Dakota Senate were held on November 3,2020 as a part of the biennial elections in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Voters in 35 single-member constituencies elected members to the 93rd Senate. Elections were also held in the state for U.S. president,the U.S. Senate,the U.S. House,and the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Arne Kleven was a Danish footballer. He played in two matches for the Denmark national football team from 1927 to 1931.