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Tom Seymour

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Biographical Details

place of birth: Grafton, North Dakota
date of birth: 03/26/48
spouse: Anita K. Seymour
children: Jenny Sue Huschka Dan J. Seymour
religion: Bethany Luthern
education: PhD - Colorado State University, Fort Collins
MA - University of North Dakota
BS - Mayville State University
professional experience: Professor and Department Chairperson Business Information Technology Department Minot State University - Minot, North Dakota 58707
tom.seymour@minotstateu.edu
biographical statement:

Tom Seymour, Ph.D.
Professor of Business Information Technology & Department Chair

Office: Old Main 302F, Minot State University, Minot, ND 58707
Office Phone: (701) 858-3307 or 1-800-777-0750
Fax: (701) 858-3438
E-mail: tom.seymour@minotstateu.edu
Website: www.minot.com/~tom

Dr. Tom Seymour has been appointed by Dr. JoAnn Linrud to Chair the Business Information Technology Department for 2007-2009. Tom is married to Anita (Vick) Seymour, who teaches at Bell School. Their son, Dan, lives in Fargo and his daughter Jenny Seymour Huschka lives in Woodbury. Dr. Seymour graduated from Mayville (BS), UND (MA), and Colorado State University (PhD). He came to Minot State University from Murray, Kentucky after teaching in 7 states. He is a native of Cavalier, North Dakota. He has given over 150 Computer / E-Commerce presentations in 41 states and 10 foreign countries. Dr. Seymour teaches technology classes in the classroom and via the Internet. Tom is a HLC/ NCA peer reviewer and has reviewed in 19 states including Singapore, Mexico and China. His publication record includes publishing over 80 articles in refereed journals and editing many proceedings and college textbooks. For five years Tom wrote an Internet column for the Minot Daily News and he is past-president of the Minot State faculty senate and the North Dakota Council of College Faculties, where he led a successful initiative to place a faculty member on the North Dakota Board of Higher Education.

The Minot Chamber of Commerce awarded the Distinguished Professor Award to Professor Seymour in 1989; he is a Peer Reviewer and Team Chair for the North Central Association/Higher Learning Commission, past-president of the International Association for Computer Information Systems, past-president of the Scenic City Kiwanis Club, and a member of the SRT Communications, Inc. Board of Directors. Tom is a member of the Burdick Job Corps Community Relations Committee and a member of the Minot Area Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Council.

Tom was elected to the North Dakota State Senate, District 5, Minot on November 5, 2002 and on November 7, 2006. This past year Tom was given special recognition by being awarded a child advocacy award from the NDAEYC based on his legislative work and was recognized by the Higher Learning Commission with a Peer Reviewer Award. Senator Seymour has served on the Appropriations, Agriculture, Education and Finance and Tax Committees during the regular sessions and in the Interim has served on the Education, Technology, and Transportation committees. You may view Senator Seymour's legislative work by viewing his Web site at www.seymour-senate.us. Tom's goal is to give excellent representation to District 5 in the North Dakota Senate during his 2006-2010 term of office.

Dr. Seymour's goal is to provide excellent representation for District 5 and to provide an excellent educational experience for the BIT students at Minot State University.

Office: Old Main 302F
Office Phone: (701) 858-3307 or 1-800-777-0750
Fax: (701) 858-3438
E-mail: tom.seymour@minotstateu.edu

Academic Degrees:
BS (Business Education/French) Mayville State University
MA (Business Education/Accounting) University of North Dakota
Ph.D. (Vocational Education/Computer Systems) Colorado State University

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Agree / Dis-Agree

The following shows, based on the last session's voting record, who agrees most with Tom Seymour on roll call votes in the ND Legislature, and shows who Dis-Agree's most with Tom Seymour

Most Agreed
Name Pct
Bakke (D ) Agree 95.09% of the time
Taylor (D ) Agree 94.98% of the time
Heckaman (D ) Agree 94.70% of the time
Robinson (D ) Agree 94.65% of the time
Horne (D ) Agree 94.56% of the time
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Least Agreed With
Name Pct
Christmann (R ) Agree 85.94% of the time
Stenehjem (R ) Agree 85.98% of the time
Cook (R ) Agree 86.44% of the time
Bowman (R ) Agree 86.89% of the time
Kilzer (R ) Agree 87.78% of the time
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Legislative Bills / Voting Record

Legislative Session
2007 (60 Legislative Session)
2005 (59 Legislative Session)
2003 (58 Legislative Session)
2001 (57 Legislative Session)

Elections (Races)

Year Race Votes Result
2006 General Election State Senate - District 5 2682 Elected
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2006 Primary Election State Senate - District 5 803 Nominated
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2002 General Election State Senate - District 5 2610 Elected
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2002 Primary Election State Senate - District 5 1424 Nominated
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Campaign Finance

The following is a list of campaign contributions Tom Seymour has received since 2001:

*note: These amounts only reflect contributions over $200
Year Contributors Total Amount Out of State Contributors Total Out of State Dollars
2007 1 $500.00 0 $.00
2006 13 $8,025.00 2 $2,250.00
2005 1 $500.00 0 $.00
2002 13 $10,700.00 1 $4,000.00

Office History for Tom Seymour

Office Name Years
Senator (ND Legislature) 2007 - 2010
Senator (ND Legislature) 2003 - 2006

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