Byron Dorgan

Byron Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is a former United States Senator and United States Congressman. He was a congressman for twelve years and a U.S. Senator for eighteen.

Byron Dorgan
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Official portrait, 2008
United States Senator
from North Dakota
In office
December 15, 1992 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byKent Conrad
Succeeded byJohn Hoeven
Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded byJohn McCain
Succeeded byDaniel Akaka
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from North Dakota's at-large district
In office
January 3, 1981 – December 14, 1992
Preceded byMark Andrews
Succeeded byEarl Pomeroy
18th Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
In office
March 31, 1969 – January 6, 1981
GovernorWilliam Guy
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Preceded byEdwin Sjaasstad
Succeeded byKent Conrad
Personal details
Born
Byron Leslie Dorgan

14 May 1942 (aged 83)
Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (D-NPL)
Spouse(s)Kimberly Olson
Children4
EducationUniversity of North Dakota (BS)
University of Denver (MBA)
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Dorgan was a member of the Senate Democratic leadership for sixteen years. He was first an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader. He was later a Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee. Then, he was Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs.

In 2010, Dorgan said he wasn't seeking re-election in the 2010 North Dakota Senate election.[1]

Dorgan later worked at the Washington, D.C. law firm Arent Fox LLP. He was a senior policy advisor there.

Furthermore, Dorgan is a New York Times writer of four books: two on economic and political issues, two as eco-thrillers.

Dorgan was born in Dickinson, North Dakota.

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References

  1. "U.S. Sen Byron Dorgan to Retire". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 18, 2010. Retrieved December 14, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)