Byron Dorgan
Byron Dorgan | |
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Official portrait, 2008 | |
| Chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee | |
| In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John McCain |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Akaka |
| United States Senator from North Dakota | |
| In office December 15, 1992 – January 3, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Kent Conrad |
| Succeeded by | John Hoeven |
| 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 3, 1981 | |
| Governor | William Guy Art Link |
| Preceded by | Edwin Sjaasstad |
| Succeeded by | Kent Conrad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Byron Leslie Dorgan May 14, 1942 Dickinson, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic (D-NPL) |
| Spouse | Kimberly Olson |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | University of North Dakota (BS) University of Denver (MBA) |
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Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States representative (1981–1992) and United States senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
As of 2011, he serves as a senior policy advisor for the Washington, DC law firm Arent Fox LLP. He was a member of the Senate Democratic leadership for 16 years, first as Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and then as Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee and Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs. Dorgan announced in January 2010 that he would not seek re-election that year.
In addition to his work at Arent Fox, Dorgan serves as a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, where he focuses on energy policy issues as co-chair of BPC's Energy Project and is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One. He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University; he also serves on several boards of directors, including the Board of Governors of Argonne National Laboratory and on the National Advisory Board of the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.
Dorgan is also a New York Times best-selling author of five books, including two on economic and political issues, two novels described as eco-thrillers and the latest book titled “The Girl in the Photograph” a true story about a Native American girl living on an Indian Reservation.