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Kent Conrad

Kent Conrad

“This is not a Democratic issue, or a Republican issue, it is an issue that affects all of us.  I am committed to working with all of my colleagues in a bipartisan manner to resolve the energy crisis.  The time for delay is over.  We need to act now.”  (Office of Senator Kent Conrad - Press Release 8/1/08)

Senator Kent Conrad has dedicated his life to serving the people of North Dakota, starting with his six years as North Dakota's Tax Commissioner before his successful 1986 bid for the U.S. Senate. North Dakotans have sent Senator Conrad to represent them in Washington, D.C. in five successive elections.

A fifth-generation North Dakotan, Senator Conrad was born in Bismarck and attended Roosevelt Elementary and Hughes Junior High. After serving as the North Dakota Tax Commissioner for six years, he was elected to the United States Senate. With the Democrats winning the majority in the Senate in November 2006, Senator Conrad is now the Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee.

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Byron Dorgan

Byron Dorgan

“It’s time to get the best of what both political parties can offer rather than the worst of each.  This is not time for partisanship.  It’s time to enact a serious plan that will free us from our dependence on foreign oil” (Office of Senator Byron Dorgan - Press Release, 8/5/08)


Byron L. Dorgan was re–elected to a third term in the U.S. Senate in November 2004 with nearly 70 percent of the vote after serving two previous terms in the Senate and six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Since 1996, he has served in the Democratic Leadership as an Assistant Democratic Floor Leader, and since 1998, also as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy committee. He is the first North Dakotan to serve in the Senate Leadership.

In addition, Senator Dorgan serves on four other Senate Committees. He is Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, Chairman of the Energy & Water Appropriations Subcommittee within the Appropriations Committee. Also, he is Chairman of the Energy Subcommittee within the Energy & Natural Resources Committee, and he is a senior member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee where he chairs the Interstate Commerce, Trade and Tourism Subcommittee.

Senator Dorgan is also working to position North Dakota to play a vital role in the nation’s effort to achieve energy independence by reducing the nation’s dependence on foreign oil. He is working to make significant long–term investment in renewable fuels, such as bio–fuels, wind energy and ethanol. He is also working to develop clean coal technology, increase energy efficiency, and the use of hydrogen.

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