Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Mae Nan (Robinson) Ellingson was elected to the 1972 Constitutional Convention at the age of 24. In honor of Constitution Day, she gives a special talk on her experience with the Convention and its important role in our state's government. Ellingson will be joined by fellow Convention Delegate, Jerry Loendorf, who was only 32 when he served in 1972.
Ellingson and Loendorf share stories about why they decided to run, how they got elected, how they prepared for the challenge of writing a constitution, the workings of the convention, and their memories of other delegates.
Mae Nan (Robinson) Ellingson was elected to the 1972 Constitutional Convention at the age of 24. In honor of Constitution Day, she gives a special talk on her experience with the Convention and its important role in our state's government. Ellingson will be joined by fellow Convention Delegate, Jerry Loendorf, who was only 32 when he served in 1972.
Ellingson and Loendorf share stories about why they decided to run, how they got elected, how they prepared for the challenge of writing a constitution, the workings of the convention, and their memories of other delegates.
