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 serves on the Appropriations Committee (where he chairs the Subcommittee on Treasury and General Government), the Science, Commerce, and Transportation Committee (where he chairs the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Foreign Commerce, and Tourism), the Energy and Natural Resources Committee (where he chairs the Subcommittee on Water and Power), and the Indian Affairs Committee. The following is from an April 30, 2001, statement on…
