NORTH DAKOTA 35 Factors, Individuals, and Information that Counts

NORTH DAKOTA 35 Factors, Individuals, and Information that Counts.

In the 107th Congress -

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                              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; 
chairman, 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://www.senate.gov/~conrad    senator@conrad.senate.gov

530 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-    (202) 224-2043
 3403..................................................
  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; 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 remainder of term in North Dakota's open 
Senate seat, then sworn in January 5, 1993 for six-year term; reelected 
on November 3, 1998; committees: Appropriations; Commerce, Science and 
Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Indian Affairs; chairman, 
Democratic Policy Committee, 106th and 107th Congress; assistant 
Democratic Leader for Policy, 106th and 107th Congress; assistant 
Democratic Floor Leader, 104th and 105th Congress; assistant Democratic 
Floor Leader, ex officio, 106th and 107th Congress; married: Kim Dorgan; 
children: Scott, Shelly (deceased), Brendon, and Haley.


                  Office Listings

       http://www.senate.gov/~dorgan    senator@dorgan.senate.gov

713 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510-    (202) 224-2551
 3405..................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Niles Godes.                            FAX: 224-1193
  Communications Director.--Barry E. Piatt.


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  Office Manager.--Kathy Gallagher.
  State Director.--Bob Valeu.
312 Federal Building, Bismarck, ND 58501...............   (701) 250-4618
                                                           FAX: 250-4484
112 Roberts Street, Fargo, ND 58102....................   (701) 239-5389
                                                           FAX: 239-5512
102 North Fourth Street, Room 108, Grand Forks, ND        (701) 746-8972
 58201.................................................
                                                           FAX: 746-9122
100 First Street SW, Suite 105, Minot, ND 58701........   (701) 852-0703
                                                           FAX: 838-8196



                             REPRESENTATIVE

                                AT LARGE

    EARL RALPH 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; 
married: Laurie Kirby, 1986; children: Kathryn and Scott; committees: 
Ways and Means; elected on November 3, 1992, to the 103rd Congress; 
reelected to each succeeding Congress.

                  Office Listings

                     rep.earl.pomeroy@mail.house.gov

1110 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC      (202) 225-2611
 20515.................................................
  Chief of Staff.--Karen Frederickson.                     FAX: 226-0893
  Legislative Director.--Michael Smart.
  Press Secretary.--Julianne Fisher.
Room 376, Federal Building, 220 East Rosser Avenue,       (701) 224-0355
 Bismarck, ND 58501....................................
Room 266, Federal Building, 657 Second Avenue North,      (701) 235-9760
 Fargo, ND 58102.......................................
  State Director.--Gail Skaley.


Population (1990), 638,800.
ZIP Codes: 56548 (part), 56744 (part), 57255 (part), 57260 (part), 57270 
        (part), 57430 (part), 57632 (part), 57634 (part), 57638 (part), 
        57648 (part), 57660 (part), 58001-18, 58020-21, 58023-24, 58027, 
        58029, 58030 (part), 58031, 58032 (part), 58033, 58035-40, 58041 
        (part), 58042-43, 58045-49, 58051-52, 58053 (part), 58054, 
        58056-65, 58067-69, 58071-72, 58075, 58077-79, 58081, 58102-03, 
        58105, 58107-09, 58201-02, 58205-06, 58210, 58212-16, 58218-20, 
        58222-24, 58225 (part), 58227-31, 58233, 58235-41, 58243-46, 
        58248-51, 58253-62, 58264-67, 58269-70, 58271 (part), 58272-79, 
        58281-82, 58301, 58310-11, 58313, 58315-25, 58327-33, 58335, 
        58337-39, 58341-46, 58348, 58351-53, 58355-57, 58359-63, 58365-
        74, 58377, 58379-82, 58384-86, 58401-02, 58411-12, 58413 (part), 
        58415-18, 58420-33, 58436 (part), 58438, 58439 (part), 58440-45, 
        58447-48, 58450-52, 58454-56, 58458, 58460-61, 58463-67, 58469, 
        58471-84, 58486-90, 58492, 58494-97, 58501-02, 58504-05, 58520-
        21, 58523-24, 58528-33, 58535, 58537-38, 58540-42, 58544-45, 
        58547, 58549, 58551-55, 58558-66, 58568-73, 58575-77, 58579-81, 
        58601-02, 58620-22, 58623 (part), 58625-27, 58630-32, 58634, 
        58636, 58637 (part), 58638-47, 58649-57, 58701-02, 58704, 58710-
        16, 58718, 58720-23, 58725, 58727-28, 58730-41, 58744, 58746-50, 
        58752, 58755-63, 58765, 58768-73, 58775-76, 58778-79, 58781-85, 
        58787-90, 58792-95, 58801-02, 58830-33, 58835, 58838, 58843-45, 
        58847, 58849-50, 58852-56, 59221 (part), 59270 (part), 59275 
        (part)

* based on information from the Congressional Directory Online

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