Tallackson was born on May 15, 1925, in
Grafton, North Dakota. His parents were Arthur J. Tallackson Sr. (1895–1970) and Mabel R. McDougald (1895–1964). Tallackson was an
insurance salesman and
farmer. Tallackson served in the
North Dakota Senate as a
democrat from 1977 to 2008. He was reelected narrowly in 2000 and 2004, with 52% and 53% of the vote, respectively. He lost reelection in 2008 to
republican Joe Miller, receiving less than 40% of the vote. Tallackson's wife, Glenna, died in March, 2020. He and his wife are buried at Zion Cemetery, in
Walsh County, North Dakota. == References ==