Ernest Sands served as Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1981-1985. He previously served in the North Dakota State Senate, as Mayor of Velva, and on the Velva City Council. He identified as a Republican. He died in 2012.
1980
–Endorsed Allen Olson (R) for Governor of North Dakota (won)
1984
–Endorsed Allen Olson (R) for Governor of North Dakota (lost general election)
The Endorsement Project 