Byron Dorgan

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkbp:advocacy gptkb:energy_policy
Healthcare reform
Rural development
Veterans' affairs
Education funding
gptkbp:affiliation Consumer protection
Labor issues
Environment issues
Agriculture issues
American Indian issues
gptkbp:birth_date 1942-05-14
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Rugby,_North_Dakota,_USA
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Energy_and_Natural_Resources
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Appropriations
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science,_and_Transportation
gptkb:Senate_Committee_on_Indian_Affairs
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_North_Dakota
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Byron_Leslie_Dorgan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Byron Dorgan
gptkbp:legacy Proponent of campaign finance reform
Advocate for rural America
Author of several books on politics and policy
Critic of corporate influence in politics
Supporter of Native American rights
gptkbp:notable_works gptkb:Take_This_Job_and_Ship_It
gptkbp:office gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_career gptkb:North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:political_impact Populism
Progressive politics
gptkbp:political_position Chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Kent_Conrad
gptkbp:profession gptkb:Author
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:North_Dakota
gptkbp:spouse Kimberly Dorgan
gptkbp:successor gptkb:John_Hoeven
gptkbp:term_end 2011-01-03
gptkbp:term_end_ndhouse 1989-01-01
gptkbp:term_start 1992-01-03
gptkbp:term_start_ndhouse 1981-01-01
gptkbp:website byrondorgan.com
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Hoeven
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4