vertrat

There she represented the Finnmark constituency and became a member of the Defence Committee.

first/third-person singular preterite of vertreten

(class-5, strong, transitive) to step in, fill (a stead, gap)
(class-5, common, strong, transitive) to fill in for, to substitute
(broadly, class-5, strong, transitive) to represent
(class-5, strong, transitive) to advocate, defend (a cause), to hold (an opinion)
(class-5, strong, transitive) to go for a walk (especially after a long period of sitting)
(class-5, strong, transitive) to sprain one’s leg/foot/knee/ankle