In 1970, Link was persuaded to run for U.S. Congress from the western district of North Dakota, a job with little security as it appeared certain the state would be consolidated into a single congressional district after the census.
Link was persuaded to run for U.S. Congress from the western district of North Dakota as it appeared certain the state would be consolidated into a single congressional district after the census. This was in 1970. North Dakota was a job with little security.