Honorable Byron Dorgan
United States Senator, North Dakota, Democrat
Senator Dorgan was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992. He served as North Dakota Tax Commissioner from 1969 to 1980 and as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1980 to 1992. He chairs the Indian Affairs Committee and sits on the Appropriations Committee (where he chairs the Energy and Water Development Subcommittee), the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (where he chairs the Energy Subcommittee), and the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee (where he chairs the Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee). He is also an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and Chair of the Senate Democratic…
