Byron Dorgan

Byron Leslie Dorgan born May 14 1942 is an American author businessman and former politician who served as a United States Representative 19811992 and United States Senator 19922011 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 that he would not seek reelection in 2010 In addition to his work at Arent Fox Dorgan serves as a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center where he focuses on energy policy issues as cochair of BPCs Energy Project and is also a member of the ReFormers Caucus of Issue One He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University he also serves on several boards of directors including the Board of Governors of Argonne National Laboratory and on the National Advisory Board of the Center for Arms Control and NonProliferation Dorgan is also a New York Times bestselling author of five books including two on economic and political issues two novels described as ecothrillers and the latest book titled The Girl in the Photograph a true story about a Native American girl living on an Indian Reservation