Kent Conrad
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United States Senator from North Dakota |
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In office December 14, 1992 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Jocelyn Burdick |
| Succeeded by | Heidi Heitkamp |
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In office January 3, 1987 – December 14, 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Andrews |
| Succeeded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Budget | |
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In office January 4, 2007 – January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Judd Gregg |
| Succeeded by | Patty Murray |
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In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 |
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| Preceded by | Pete Domenici |
| Succeeded by | Don Nickles |
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In office January 3 – 20, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Pete Domenici |
| Succeeded by | Pete Domenici |
| Tax Commissioner of North Dakota | |
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In office January 6, 1981 – December 2, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Byron Dorgan |
| Succeeded by | Heidi Heitkamp |
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March 12, 1948 Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
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| Children | Jessamyn |
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| Religion | Unitarian Universalism |
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Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for twelve years.
On January 18, 2011, Conrad announced that he would not run for re-election in 2012, but would instead retire. Conrad 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." 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. Conrad is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One.
Conrad was born in Bismarck, North Dakota, the son of Abigail and Gaylord E. Conrad. He lived much of his early life in Bismarck. Orphaned at a young age, he was raised by his grandparents. He attended Roosevelt Elementary and Hughes Junior High, and spent several years at Wheelus Air Base high school in Tripoli, Libya. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy before attending college at Stanford, and received an M.B.A. from The George Washington University.
Conrad has been married twice. His first wife, Pam, is the sister of former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer. They had one daughter, Jessamyn. On Valentine's Day 1987, Conrad married Lucy Calautti, his 1986 Senate campaign manager who is currently a lobbyist for Major League Baseball.
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