1 9 7 6 — 1 9 7 9 ) ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Senate ▁( 1 9 8 0 — 2 0 0 0 ) ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁Jud ici ary ▁Committee ▁( 1 9 9 5 — 2 0 0 0 ) ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Att orney ▁General ▁( 2 0 0 1 — present ) ▁ ▁Cont ro vers ies ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Agent ▁Ar nie ▁Rum mel , ▁who ▁worked ▁under ▁the ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Bureau ▁of ▁C riminal ▁Investig ation , ▁under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁Att orney ▁General ' s ▁office , ▁was ▁charged ▁in ▁Dic key ▁County ▁District ▁Court ▁with ▁two ▁mis de mean ors . ▁Business ▁owner ▁Dar rell ▁Sch rum ▁accused ▁Rum mel ▁of ▁viol ating ▁his ▁constitution al ▁rights ▁when ▁the ▁B CI ▁dam aged ▁personal ▁property ▁and ▁seized ▁Sch rum ' s ▁pay loader ▁and ▁transport ed ▁it ▁out ▁of ▁state . ▁Rum mel ▁had ▁secured ▁a ▁war rant ▁to ▁se ize ▁the ▁equipment , ▁sus pected ▁as ▁st olen , ▁and ▁St ene h jem ' s ▁office ▁def ended ▁Rum mel ▁in ▁the ▁long - running ▁dispute ▁that ▁en su ed . ▁ ▁St ene h jem ▁said , ▁" All ▁he ▁did ▁was ▁return ▁a ▁pay loader ▁that ▁was ▁st olen ▁to ▁the ▁right ful ▁owner ." ▁But ▁Sch rum ' s ▁att orney ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁tr uck ing ▁company ▁Rum mel ▁gave ▁the ▁loader ▁to ▁had ▁no ▁legal ▁ownership ▁and