Byron Dorgan
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| Byron Dorgan | |
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| U.S. Senator from North Dakota From: December 15, 1992 - January 5, 2011 | |
| Predecessor | Kent Conrad |
| Successor | John Hoeven |
| U.S. Representative from North Dakota's At-Large District From: January 5, 1981 – December 15, 1992 | |
| Predecessor | Mark Andrews |
| Successor | Earl Pomeroy |
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| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Dorgan |
| Religion | Lutheran |
Byron Dorgan, born May 14, 1942 (age 71), is a former Democratic United States Senator from North Dakota. He was re-elected to a third term in the Senate in 2004, although declined to run again in 2010. Previously he served six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dorgan worked with the Democratic Leadership as an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader, and since 1998, as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy committee.[1] At age 26, he was appointed to the office of State Tax Commissioner in North Dakota, and became the youngest person to hold that position. [1] Dorgan has announced he will not seek reelection in 2010.
Dorgan voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues eight-nine percent of the time during the 111th Congress. [2] In 2005, investigations showed that Dorgan was a beneficiary of some of the largest campaign contributions from Jack Abramoff's, a lobbyist convicted of fraud; conspiracy and tax evasion, associates and clients.[3]
