Byron Dorgan

Byron Dorgan brings experience in policy-making, government affairs, and financial management having represented North Dakota in the U.S. Senate from 1992 to 2011 and in the House of Representatives from 1981 to 1992. He served as assistant Democratic floor leader, chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee, and chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs, and also was the senior senator on the Appropriations, Energy, and Commerce committees.

Prior to being elected to Congress, Dorgan served as North Dakota’s state tax commissioner from 1969 until 1980. The author of four books on governmental policy, Dorgan earned a bachelor’s from the University of North Dakota and an MBA from the University of Denver.