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North Dakota Congressional Directory

NORTH DAKOTA

(Population 2000, 642,200)

SENATORS

KENT CONRAD, Democrat, of Bismarck, ND; born in Bismarck on March 12, 1948; graduated from Wheelus High School, Tripoli, Libya, 1966; attended the University of Missouri, Columbia, 1967; B.A., Stanford University, CA, 1971; M.B.A., George Washington University, Washington, DC, 1975; assistant to the Tax Commissioner, Bismarck, 1974-80; director, Management Planning and Personnel, North Dakota Tax Department, March-December 1980; Tax Commissioner, State of North Dakota, 1981-86; married Lucy Calautti, February 1987; one child by former marriage: Jessamyn Abigail; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 1986; committees: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; ranking member, Budget; Finance; Indian Affairs; was not a candidate for a second term to Senate seat he had won in 1986; subsequently elected by special election on December 4, 1992, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Quentin Burdick, whose term would have expired on January 3, 1995; took the oath of office on December 14, 1992, and continued his Senate service without interruption; reelected to each succeeding Senate term.

Office Listings

http://conrad.senate.gov 530 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.. (202) 224-2043 Chief of Staff.--Bob Van Heuvelen. FAX: 224-7776 Legislative Director.--Tom Mahr. 220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 228, Bismarck, ND 58501... (701) 258-4648 State Director.--Lynn Clancy. 657 Second Avenue North, Room 306, Fargo, ND 58102..... (701) 232-8030

TDD: 232-2139 102 North Fourth Street, Suite 104, Grand Forks, ND (701) 775-9601 58203................................................. 100 First Street, SW, Room 105, Minot, ND 58701........ (701) 852-0703

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BYRON L. DORGAN, Democrat, of Bismarck, ND; born in Dickinson, ND, on May 14, 1942; education: graduated, Regent High School, 1961; B.S., University of North Dakota, 1965; M.B.A., University of Denver, 1966; employment: North Dakota State Tax Commissioner, 1969-80, the only elected state tax commissioner in the nation; received 80 percent of the vote in 1976 tax commissioner reelection bid; chairman, Multi-State Tax Commission, 1972-74; executive committee member, National Association of Tax Administrators, 1972-75; selected by the Washington Monthly as one of the outstanding state officials in the United States, 1975; chosen by one of North Dakota's leading newspapers as the individual with the greatest influence on State government, 1977; elected to Congress, 1980; elected president of Democratic freshman class during first term; reelected, 1982, with 72 percent of the vote; reelected to Congress in 1984 with 78.5 percent of the vote, setting three election records in North Dakota--largest vote ever received by a statewide candidate, largest vote by a U.S. House candidate, and largest majority by a U.S. House candidate; his 242,000 votes in 1984 were the most received anywhere in the nation by an opposed House candidate; reelected to each succeeding Congress; served on three congressional committees during first term in Congress: Agriculture, Small Business, and Veterans' Affairs; named to the Ways and Means Committee, January 1983; called the real successor to Bill Langer and the State's most exciting office holder in generations, by the 1983 Book of America; 1990 New York Times editorial said, ``Mr. Dorgan sets an example for political statesmanship''; named to Select Committee on Hunger in 1985; chairman, International Task Force on Select Committee on Hunger; elected to the U.S. Senate on November 3, 1992; first sworn in on December 15, 1992, to fill the remainder of the term in North Dakota's open Senate seat, then sworn in January 5, 1993, for six-year term; reelected to each succeeding Senate term; committees: Appropriations; Commerce, Science and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Indian Affairs; chairman, Democratic Policy Committee, 106th, 107th, and 108th Congresses; assistant Democratic Leader for Policy, 106th and 107th Congresses; assistant Democratic Floor Leader, 104th and 105th Congresses; assistant Democratic Floor Leader, ex officio, 106th and 107th Congresses; married: Kim Dorgan; children: Scott, Shelly (deceased), Brendon, and Haley. [[Page 201]]

Office Listings

http://dorgan.senate.gov 713 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510.. (202) 224-2551 Chief of Staff.--Jim Messina. FAX: 224-1193 Communications Director.--Barry E. Piatt. Office Manager.--Dana McCallum. State Director.--Bob Valeu. 220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 312, Bismarck, ND 58502... (701) 250-4618 112 Roberts Street, Fargo, ND 58102.................... (701) 239-5389 102 North Fourth Street, Room 108, Grand Forks, ND (701) 746-8972 58201................................................. 100 First Street SW, Suite 105, Minot, ND 58701........ (701) 852-0703

REPRESENTATIVE

AT LARGE

EARL POMEROY, Democrat-NPL, of Valley City, ND; born on September 2, 1952 in Valley City; education: B.A. and J.D., University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1974, 1979; graduate research in legal history at the University of Durham, England, 1975-76; employment: attorney; admitted to North Dakota bar, 1979; North Dakota House of Representatives, 1980-84; Insurance Commissioner of North Dakota, 1985-92; president, National Association of Insurance Commissioners, 1990; children: Kathryn and Scott; committees: Agriculture; Ways and Means; elected to the 103rd Congress on November 3, 1992; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

Office Listings

http://www.house.gov/pomeroy 1110 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC (202) 225-2611 20515................................................. Chief of Staff.--Bob Siggins. FAX: 226-0893 Legislative Director.--Aleta Botts. Press Secretary.--Julianne Fisher. Federal Building, 220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 328, (701) 224-0355 Bismarck, ND 58501.................................... Federal Building, 657 Second Avenue, Room 266, North, (701) 235-9760 Fargo, ND 58102....................................... State Director.--Gail Skaley. Population (2000), 642,200. ZIP Codes: 58001-02, 58004-09, 58011-13, 58015-18, 58021, 58027, 58029,

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