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  Dorgan, Byron
CANDIDATE DETAILS
AffiliationDemocratic  
 
NameByron Dorgan
Address220 East Rosser Avenue Room 312
Bismarck, North Dakota 58501, United States
Emailinfo@dorgan.senate.gov
Websitehttp://dorgan.senate.gov
Born May 14, 1942 (81 years)
ContributorBarack O-blame-a
Last ModifedRBH
Feb 22, 2013 08:38pm
Tags Caucasian - Married - Lutheran - Straight -
InfoByron Dorgan was born in Dickinson and raised in the farming community of Regent, North Dakota. His family worked in the farm equipment and petroleum businesses and raised cattle and horses.

Byron led a typical, small town childhood, showing 4-H cattle at the county fair and being a Boy Scout. He graduated in a senior high school class of 9, and received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Dakota. He received his Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver.

An Outstanding State Official:
At age 26, the North Dakota Governor appointed Byron as State Tax Commissioner, making him the youngest person ever to hold constitutional office in the state. He honed his abilities to oversee the careful use of taxpayer dollars in this role. He was chosen one of America’s “10 Outstanding State Officials” by Washington Monthly magazine.

Taking Prairie Values to Washington:
Byron was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1980, and led the fight to strengthen family farms and create jobs. He brought his fiscal oversight skills to the nation’s capital, rooting out government waste. Byron shut down the junk bond and Savings & Loan schemes that were costing taxpayers billions.

Leading in the Senate:
In 1992, North Dakotans elected Senator Dorgan to represent then in the United States Senate. There he continued the fight against wasteful government spending, and became a leader on a wide range of issues important to North Dakota and the nation. His colleagues in the Senate recognized his leadership and named him to the key Senate Appropriations Committee. He now serves as the chairman of the Energy & Water Subcommittee. He also serves as Chairman of the influential Democratic Policy Committee in the Senate, a post from which he leads policy research and development activities for the Democratic Caucus, and makes sure issues important to North Dakota are placed on the national agenda. Senator Dorgan has other key committee assignments as well. He is a senior member of the Energy Committee, sits on the influential Commerce Committee and Chairs the Indian Affairs Committee.

Valuing Family:
Byron is married to Kim Olson Dorgan. They have two children, Brendon and Haley. An older son, Scott, and his wife Denise have given Byron the greatest gift – two grandchildren, Madison and Mason!


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
06/09/2006-06/11/2006 Survey USA 70.00% ( 5.0) 25.00% ( 5.0) 5.00% ( 0.0)
02/10/2006-02/12/2006 Survey USA 65.00% ( 7.0) 30.00% ( 6.0) 5.00% ( 1.0)
10/14/2005-10/16/2005 Survey USA 72.00% ( 2.0) 24.00% ( 0.0) 4.00% ( 2.0)
06/10/2005-06/12/2005 Survey USA 70.00% ( 0.0) 24.00% ( 0.0) 6.00% ( 0.0)

BOOKS
Title Purchase Contributor
Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America  Purchase Craverguy 
Reckless!: How Debt, Deregulation, and Dark Money Nearly Bankrupted America (And How We Can Fix It!)  Purchase Craverguy 

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 02, 2005 09:10am Investigation Senator [Dorgan] Aided Abramoff Client, Used Skybox  Article Guy 
Nov 28, 2005 02:00pm Press Release Statement by U.s. Senator Byron Dorgan on Inaccurate News Story  Article RP 

DISCUSSION
Importance? 8.00000 Average

FAMILY

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  01/03/2009 Indian Affairs Chairperson Won 60.00% (+20.00%)
  11/18/2008 US Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/14/2006 US Senate Democratic Policy Committee Chairman Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  01/03/2005 Democratic Chairman of Policy Committee Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/02/2004 ND US Senate Won 68.28% (+36.56%)
  11/03/1998 ND US Senate Won 63.16% (+28.00%)
  06/09/1998 ND US Senate - D Primary Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  12/13/1992 ND US Senate - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
  11/03/1992 ND US Senate Won 59.00% (+20.13%)
  11/06/1990 ND At-Large Won 65.19% (+30.38%)
  06/12/1990 ND At-Large - D Primary Won 93.43% (+86.86%)
  11/08/1988 ND At-Large Won 70.87% (+42.71%)
  11/04/1986 ND At-Large Won 75.52% (+52.13%)
  11/06/1984 ND At-Large Won 78.70% (+57.40%)
  11/02/1982 ND At-Large Won 71.61% (+43.87%)
  11/04/1980 ND At-Large Won 56.79% (+14.24%)
  11/02/1976 ND Tax Commissioner Won 79.28% (+58.56%)
  11/05/1974 ND At-Large Lost 44.29% (-11.42%)
  11/07/1972 ND Tax Commissioner Won 67.24% (+34.48%)
  03/31/1969 ND Tax Commissioner - Appointment Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
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Supreme Court - Chief Justice - Sep 29, 2005 R John G. Roberts Jr.
US Attorney General - Jan 20, 2001 R John Ashcroft
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Second Circuit Court Judge - Oct 02, 1998 I Sonia Sotomayor
Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board - Jun 20, 1996 NPA Reject
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Jul 29, 1994 D Stephen G. Breyer
U.S. Surgeon General - Sep 07, 1993 D M. Joycelyn Elders
Supreme Court - Associate Justice - Aug 03, 1993 D Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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