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Byron Dorgan

1942 - Today

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Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is an American author, businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative (1981–1992) and United States Senator (1992–2011) from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. As of 2011, he serves as a senior policy advisor for the Washington, DC law firm Arent Fox LLP. He was a member of the Senate Democratic leadership for 16 years, first as Assistant Democratic Floor Leader and then as Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee and Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs. Dorgan announced in January 2010 that he would not seek re-election that year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Byron Dorgan is the 18,416th most popular politician (up from 18,479th in 2024), the 14,861st most popular biography from United States (up from 15,445th in 2019) and the 1,171st most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Byron Dorgan ranks 18,416 out of 19,576Before him are Kristina Kallas, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Franziska Giffey, Jeff Bingaman, and John Hoeven. After him are Naledi Pandor, Marat Khusnullin, Helir-Valdor Seeder, Sven Mikser, Amihai Eliyahu, and Jean Carnahan.

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Among people born in 1942, Byron Dorgan ranks 716Before him are Suzanne Cory, Mac Davis, Joe Boyd, Richard M. Daley, Letta Mbulu, and Terry Neill. After him are Oliver Lake, Vincent C. Gray, Walt Hazzard, Dick Pound, Harvey Atkin, and Jeff Astle.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Byron Dorgan ranks 1,171Before him are Kelly Loeffler (1970), Muriel Bowser (1972), James W. Nye (1815), Haley Barbour (1947), Jeff Bingaman (1943), and John Hoeven (1957). After him are Jean Carnahan (1933), Christine Gregoire (1947), Bruce Babbitt (1938), Annise Parker (1956), John Dingell (1926), and Benjamin Fitzpatrick (1802).