Byron Dorgan

Byron Dorgan
Official portrait, 2008
United States Senator from North Dakota
In office December 15, 1992 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	Kent Conrad
Succeeded by	John Hoeven
Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Preceded by	John McCain
Succeeded by	Daniel 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 by	Mark Andrews
Succeeded by	Earl Pomeroy
18th Tax Commissioner of North Dakota
In office March 31, 1969 – January 6, 1981
Governor	William Guy Art Link
Preceded by	Edwin Sjaasstad
Succeeded by	Kent Conrad
Personal details
Born	Byron Leslie Dorgan (1942-05-14) May 14, 1942 Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (D-NPL)
Spouse(s)	Kimberly Olson
Children	4
Education	University of North Dakota (BS) University of Denver (MBA)
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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.

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.

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.