Beth Bakke Stenehjem is the wife of the former North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, a former lawmaker, and the state’s longest-serving attorney general. He died on January 28, 2022, at age 68, his office announced Friday, just hours after he was taken to a hospital.
Who Is Wayne Stenehjem’s Wife Beth Bakke Stenehjem?
Beth Bakke Stenehjem is well known as the wife of the late Wayne Stenehjem who was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. A. Not many details about her personal and professional life are known. He married Beth Bakke Stenehjem and has one son, Andrew.
Her husband was the Attorney General of the state, serving until his death in office. As Attorney General, Stenehjem proposed legislation to curb methamphetamine use and addiction in the state, by restricting retail sales of certain products used in its manufacture, providing mandatory treatment for first-time drug offenders, and increasing criminal penalties for drug offenders. Stenehjem was reelected in 2004, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 by wide margins.