Kent Conrad | |
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 Official portrait, c. 1990s | |
| United States Senator from North Dakota | |
| In office December 14, 1992 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jocelyn Burdick |
| Succeeded by | Heidi Heitkamp |
| In office January 3, 1987 – December 14, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Chair of the Senate Budget Committee | |
| In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Judd Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Patty Murray |
| In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Pete Domenici |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
| 19th Tax Commissioner of North Dakota | |
| In office January 6, 1981 – December 2, 1986 | |
| Governor | Allen Olson George Sinner |
| Preceded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Succeeded by | Heidi Heitkamp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gaylord Kent Conrad March 12, 1948 Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic (D-NPL) |
| Spouse |
Pam Schafer (divorced)Lucy Calautti (m. 1987) |
| Children | Jessamyn Conrad |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) George Washington University (MBA) |
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Gaylord Kent Conrad[1] (born March 12, 1948) is a former American politician who was a United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for 12 years.
On January 18, 2011, Conrad announced that he was retiring from politics and would not run for reelection in 2012.[2] He said in a statement that it was more important that "I spend my time and energy trying to focus on solving the nation's budget woes than be distracted by another campaign."[2] Fellow Democrat Heidi Heitkamp was elected to replace him.
Conrad currently co-chairs the Bipartisan Policy Center's Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings.[3] He is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.[4] In addition, he serves on the board of directors of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.[5]
- ^ "Kent Conrad". San Francisco Chronicle. Associated Press. Retrieved January 2, 2012. [dead link]
- ^ a b Mark Memmott (January 18, 2011). "Sen. Conrad, D-N.D., Won't Run In 2012". NPR.
- ^ "Kent Conrad, Co-Chair, Commission on Retirement Security and Personal Savings; Former Senator from North Dakota". Bipartisan Policy Center.
- ^ "ReFormers Caucus Members". Reformers. 2023.
- ^ "Board Members". Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget.