1975-1978
David J. Beauchamp was born September 6, 1940 in Langdon, North Dakota. He graduated from the St. Francis Elementary and secondary school in Langdon and then attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from there in 1962. From 1962 to 1964, David Beauchamp worked with the Peace Corps in Thailand. When he returned to the United States, Beauchamp earned a Master’s Degree in counseling and guidance at the University of North Dakota. Beauchamp joined Moorhead State College as a faculty member and coordinator of grants in 1969. He married Martii in 1967. On June 21, 1974 he announced his candidacy for the State Legislature from District 9A and was elected that fall. Beauchamp served two terms in the Legislature before being narrowly defeated in a bid for the third term.
The David Beauchamp Papers consist of material he accumulated while a State Legislature. The collection is arranged topically, with most of the material sorted according to the legislation or issue to which it pertains. This material includes information supplied by lobbyists, the legislature’s research, other legislators, constituents, and newspaper articles. Letters to and from constituents dealing with pending legislation are included in the correspondence files and organized by date. Also included are summaries of the legislation sessions printed by the State Government.
Abortion. 1976
Airport Bill. 1977
“Ban the Can” Legislation. 1977
Clay County Juvenile Center. 1975-78
Commerce & Economic Development Subcommittee. 1976-77
Cormorant Watershed District. 1975-76
Correspondence. 1975-78
Count Reform. 1977
Court Room Electronic Recordings. 1977
Education Bills. 1975-77
Ethics and Statements of Economic Interest. 1975-79, undated
Fiscal Notes on Beauchamp Authored Bills. 1977
Fluorocarbons and the Ozone Depletion Theory. 1976
Forbes Architectural Products Tax Claim. 1974
Fuel Regulation. 1975-76
Government - Appointments. 1976-77
- Operations. 1975-77
Hand-Gun Legislation. 1977
Homestead and Property Taxes. 1975-77
Jensen, Peter. 1977
Legal Definition of Death. 1977
Legislation. 1975-78
Legislative - Audit Commission’s Evaluation of the Department of Personnel. 1977
- Joint Committee for Review of Administrative Rules. 1974-75
Library Funding. 1975-77
Local Government Investment in the State Investment Pool. 1977
Local and Urban Affairs. 1976
Metropolitan Planning. 1975-77
Migrant Labor Wages. 1975-77
Minnesota - Housing Finance Agency. 1974-77
- Taxes. 1976-78
Minority Rights. 1975-76
Moorhead - Living Cost. 1976-77
- Malting Plant. 1975-76
- Miscellaneous. 1976-77
Newspaper Clippings. 1978
North Dakota Nonresident Waterfowl Hunting Restrictions. 1973-75
Ombudsman for the Elderly. 1975
Open Meeting Law Changes. 1975-76
Prairie Public Television. 1975-78, undated
Presidential Primary Bill. Undated
Privacy Issue - Correspondence. 1977
- Privacy Act, House File 415. 1975-77
Public - Radio. 1975-78
- Television. 1974-78
Region IV. 1974-76
Shade Tree Diseases. 1975-76
Social Service Aid to Counties, House File No. 1. 1977
Stadium. 1975-77
State Pensions Legislation - Correspondence. 1977
- Miscellaneous. 1977
Statewide Building Code Bill. 1976-77
Sullivan, Mike. 1977
Sunset Legislation. 1976-77
Voting Record. 1975
Volume 1 Prairie Public Television’s Operating and Capital Budget. 1979
Volumes 2, 4 Prairie Public Television, Proposed Financial Plan. 1977, 1979
Volume 3 Prairie Public Television Comparative Financial Statements. 1977-78