Jocelyn Burdick

Jocelyn Burdick
United States Senator from North Dakota
In office September 12, 1992 – December 14, 1992
Appointed by	George Sinner
Preceded by	Quentin Burdick
Succeeded by	Kent Conrad
Personal details
Born	Jocelyn Louise Birch (1922-02-06)February 6, 1922 Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Died	December 26, 2019(2019-12-26) (aged 97) Fargo, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Other political affiliations	Democratic–Nonpartisan League Party
Spouses	Kenneth Peterson ​ (died 1958)​ Quentin Burdick ​ ​ (m. 1960; died 1992)​
Education	Principia College Northwestern University (BA)

Jocelyn Louise Burdick (née Birch; February 6, 1922 – December 26, 2019) was an American politician from North Dakota who briefly served as a Democratic United States senator during 1992. She was the first woman from the state to hold this office. At the age of 97, she was the oldest living former U.S. Senator for the last eight months of her life.