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| Assumed office December 14, 1992 Serving with Byron Dorgan |
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| Preceded by | Jocelyn Burdick |
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| In office January 6, 1987 – December 14, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Byron Dorgan |
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| Born | March 12, 1948 Bismarck, North Dakota |
| Political party | Democratic-NPL |
| Spouse | Pam Schafer (divorced), Lucy Calautti |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Religion | Unitarian Universalist[1] |
Gaylord "Kent" Conrad (b. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Jocelyn Birch Burdick (b February 6 1922, Fargo North Dakota) was a Democrat United States Senator briefly during 1992 Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Mark Andrews (born May 19 1926) is an American Politician from the state of North Dakota. Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14 1942) is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bismarck is the Capital of the US state of North Dakota, the County seat of Burleigh County, and the second most populous city in North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. The North Dakota Democratic Non-Partisan League Party (abbreviated Democratic-NPL or Dem-NPL) is a North Dakota Political party affiliated Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in Unitarian Universalism ( UUism) is a theologically liberal Religion characterized by its support for a "free and responsible search for truth March 12, 1948, Bismarck, North Dakota) is a United States senator from North Dakota. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bismarck is the Capital of the US state of North Dakota, the County seat of Burleigh County, and the second most populous city in The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives North Dakota ( is a state located in the Midwestern and Western regions of the United States of America. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. The North Dakota Democratic Non-Partisan League Party (abbreviated Democratic-NPL or Dem-NPL) is a North Dakota Political party affiliated The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. He is the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. The United States Senate Committee on Budget was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
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Early years and education
Kent Conrad was born in Bismarck, North Dakota to German-American parents and lived much of his early life in Bismarck. Bismarck is the Capital of the US state of North Dakota, the County seat of Burleigh County, and the second most populous city in German Americans ( German: Deutschamerikaner) are citizens of the United States of Ethnic German ancestry Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by his grandparents. He attended Roosevelt Elementary and Hughes Junior High, and several years of high school in Tripoli, Libya. Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: He graduated in 1966 from Phillips Exeter Academy, like his opposite on the Senate Budget Committee, Senator Judd Gregg. Phillips Exeter Academy (also called Exeter, Phillips Exeter or PEA) is a Co-educational independent Boarding school for grades 9–12 The United States Senate Committee on Budget was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Judd Alan Gregg (born February 14 1947) is a former Governor of New Hampshire and current United States Senator serving as Ranking He went to college at Stanford and received an MBA from George Washington University. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in The Master of Business Administration ( MBA) is a Master's degree in Business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines The George Washington University ( GW or GWU) is a private coeducational university located in Washington D
Conrad has been married twice. His first wife, Pam, is the sister of U. S. Secretary of Agriculture and former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer. Edward Thomas "Ed" Schafer (born August 8 1946) is the 29th United States Secretary of Agriculture. [2][3] They had one daughter, Jessamyn. Following their divorce, Conrad married Lucy Calautti, a lobbyist for Major League Baseball.
Initial career
After graduating college, he became an assistant to the North Dakota tax commissioner, Byron Dorgan, who later became his colleague in the Senate. Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14 1942) is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota. In 1980, Conrad succeeded Dorgan as tax commissioner. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Conrad was state tax commissioner until 1986, when he ran for Senate. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar)
Senate career
Elections
In the 1986 election, Conrad defeated the Republican incumbent, Mark Andrews, by 2,100 votes in what some may consider an upset; Andrews had represented North Dakota at the federal level since 1963 (he had previously served in the House before moving to the Senate in 1981). Mark Andrews (born May 19 1926) is an American Politician from the state of North Dakota. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981
During the campaign, Conrad pledged that he would not run for re-election if the Federal budget deficit had not fallen by the end of his term. By 1992 it became obvious that this would not be the case, and although polls showed that the electors would have welcomed him going back on his pledge, Conrad considered his promise binding and did not run for re-election. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Dorgan won the Democratic primary election.
Conrad got an unusual opportunity to remain in the Senate when the other North Dakota senator, long-serving Dem-NPLer Quentin Burdick, died on September 8, 1992. Quentin Northrup Burdick ( June 19 1908 – September 8 1992) was a United States Senator from North Dakota from Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Burdick's widow, Jocelyn Birch Burdick, was appointed to that seat temporarily, but a special election was needed to fill the rest of the term. Jocelyn Birch Burdick (b February 6 1922, Fargo North Dakota) was a Democrat United States Senator briefly during 1992 As this was not running for re-election, Conrad ran for and secured the Democratic-NPL nomination. He won the special election and was sworn in December 14, 1992, resigning his other seat the same day. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) (The first seat was then filled by Dorgan, who was appointed by the governor on December 15, 1992 to fill the seat for the brief interim until he would have been sworn in under normal circumstances. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) )
Despite North Dakota's Republican lean, Conrad was handily reelected in 1994 — a year in which marginal seats everywhere fell to Republicans. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) He hasn't faced serious opposition since.
Political positions
Conrad has been very vocal in his opposition to the spending policies of the Bush Administration. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. He contends that they have worsened the problems of national debt. Government debt (also known as public debt or national debt) is Money (or credit) owed by any level of government either Central government Conrad is opposed to most free-trade measures and is a strong supporter of farming subsidies to family farmers.
Conrad is more moderate than many in his own party on the issues of abortion and gun control. An Gun politics is a set of legal issues surrounding the ownership use and regulation of firearms as well as safety issues related to firearms both through their direct use and through He is one of the few members of the Democratic Party to have voted consistently in favor of banning the procedure commonly referred to as "partial-birth" abortion. Intact dilation and extraction ( IDX or intact D&X) also known as intact dilation and evacuation ( intact D&E) dilation and extraction He also opposes public funding of abortion. However, Conrad voted in favor of lifting the ban on military base abortions. [4] On January 31, 2006, Conrad was one of only four Democrats to vote in favor of confirming Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Samuel Anthony Alito Jr (born April 1, 1950) is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary.
Conrad voted against approving use of military force in Iraq in 1991 and was one of only 23 senators to vote against the war resolution of 2002. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign
In April 2006, he was selected by Time as one of "America's 10 Best Senators". Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and
Conrad is widely known for being very detailed in his analysis of monetary policies and budget issues. He almost always uses charts, graphs, and other visuals at press conferences as well as on the Senate floor.
Kent Conrad was one of the very first Senators to have endorsed Senator Barack Obama for the 2008 Democratic Presidential Race.
2006 re-election campaign
In 2006, Republicans heavily wooed popular Governor John Hoeven to face him. The 2006 US Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 7, 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Governor of North Dakota is the chief executive of the US John Henry Hoeven III (born March 13, 1957) is the current Governor of North Dakota and a member of the North Dakota Republican Party. Hoeven was considered by many analysts to be the only Republican who could possibly defeat Conrad. However, Hoeven declined, effectively handing Conrad a fourth full term.
The only Republican to file by the deadline was Dwight Grotberg, an Anderson town councilman and farmer from Sanborn in Barnes County. Dwight Grotberg (born January 26, 1967) is a North Dakota politician and a former Republican candidate for U Sanborn is a city in Barnes County, North Dakota in the United States. Barnes County is a County located in the US state of North Dakota.
As of August 2006, Conrad had the highest approval rating among his constituents of any U.S. Senator, at 74% approval to only 21% disapproval, despite his being a Democrat in a historically Republican state. Other names In Arabic, the month is called أغسطسص ʾUġusṭuṣ or آب ʾĀb; usage varies from place to place and Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives [5]
Committee assignments
- Committee on Finance
- Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Committee on the Budget (Chairman)
- Committee on Indian Affairs
- Joint Committee on Taxation
Electoral history
Conrad is the only person ever to hold two U. The US Senate Committee on Finance (or less formally Senate Finance Committee) is a Standing committee of the United States Senate. The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Energy Natural Resources and Infrastructure is one of the five subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Finance Members The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Social Security Pensions and Family Policy is one of the five subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Finance Members The Senate Finance Subcommittee on Taxation IRS Oversight and Long-Term Growth is one of the five subcommittees within the Senate Committee on Finance Members The Committee of Agriculture Nutrition and Forestry is a committee of the United States Senate empowered with Legislative oversight of all matters relating to the The US Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Domestic & Foreign Marketing Inspection & Plant & Animal Health is one of four subcommittees of the U US Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Energy Science and Technology" is one of five subcommittees of the U The US Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Production and Price Competitiveness is one of four subcommittees of the U The United States Senate Committee on Budget was established by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. The United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is responsible for dealing with matters related to the American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska The Joint Committee on Taxation is a Committee of the US Congress established under the Internal Revenue Code at. S. Senate seats on the same day.
1986: United States Senate
- Kent Conrad (D) 49. 8%
- Mark Andrews (R) (inc. Mark Andrews (born May 19 1926) is an American Politician from the state of North Dakota. ) 49%
1994: United States Senate
- Kent Conrad (D) (inc. ) 58%
- Ben Clayburgh (R) 42%
2000: United States Senate
- Kent Conrad (D) (inc. Ben James Clayburgh (born January 31, 1924) is a North Dakota Republican Party politician and former flight surgeon of the Air Force. ) 61%
- Duane Sand (R) 38%
2006: United States Senate
- Kent Conrad (D) (inc. Duane Sand (born May 8, 1965) is a North Dakota politician a graduate of the United States Naval Academy, and a Navigation and Operations Officer ) 68. 8%
- Dwight Grotberg (R) 29. Dwight Grotberg (born January 26, 1967) is a North Dakota politician and a former Republican candidate for U 5%
- Roland Riemers (I) 1%
- James Germalic (I) 0. 6%
See also
- North Dakota's United States Senate special election, 1992
- North Dakota United States Senate election, 1994
- North Dakota United States Senate election, 2000
- North Dakota United States Senate election, 2006
References
External links
- United States Senator Kent Conrad, U. The 1992 Special United States Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held December 4, 1992 to fill the United States Senate The 1994 US Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 2, 1994. The 2000 US Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 7, 2000. The 2006 US Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 7, 2006. S. Senate site
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
- Campaign finance reports and data at the Federal Election Commission
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org
- Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
- Issue positions and quotes at On The Issues
- New York Times — Kent Conrad News collected news and commentary
- SourceWatch Congresspedia — Kent Conrad profile
- About.com — Kent Conrad
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Byron Dorgan |
Tax Commissioner of North Dakota 1981 – 1986 |
Succeeded by Heidi Heitkamp |
| Preceded by Pete Domenici |
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee 2001 – 2003 |
Succeeded by Don Nickles |
| Preceded by Judd Gregg |
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee 2007 – present |
Incumbent |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by Mark Andrews |
United States Senator (Class 3) from North Dakota January 6, 1987 – December 14, 1992 Served alongside: Quentin N. Burdick, Jocelyn Burdick |
Succeeded by Byron Dorgan |
| Preceded by Jocelyn Burdick |
United States Senator (Class 1) from North Dakota December 14, 1992 – present Served alongside: Byron Dorgan |
Incumbent |
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