Retired North Dakota lawmaker from Fargo found safe after missing person alert

FARGO — A former North Dakota lawmaker from Fargo has been found safe after he went missing during the evening hours of Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Steven Zaiser, a “vulnerable” 72-year-old man, went missing just after 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12 in south Fargo, according to a

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by the Fargo Police Department. As 7:30 p.m., Fargo police said Zaiser has been located and is safe.

Zaiser, who was a member of the North Dakota House from 2003-2014, was described as “an elderly male with dementia,” in an emergency release from Cass County at the time he went missing.

The Democrat who represented District 21 in Fargo was not dressed for the weather, did not have a cell phone and did not have a vehicle, the county release said.

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