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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.
The 2006 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Kent Conrad won re-election to a fourth term. As of 2024, this is the last time where either party won every county for the Class 1 Senate seat in North Dakota.
Democratic-NPL nominee Kent Conrad, who held North Dakota's other senate seat since 1986, had not run for re-election to his own seat, holding himself to a campaign promise pledging to reduce the federal deficit. However, as the seat was not technically Conrad's, he opted to run for the now open seat for a second term.
The 1986 United States Senate election in North Dakota was held on November 4, 1986. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Mark Andrews ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated by Democratic-NPL nominee Kent Conrad.
Incumbent Democratic-NPL U.S. Senator Kent Conrad retired, having given a pledge that he would not run for re-election if the federal budget deficit was higher than when he was first elected; however, when the other Senate seat became vacant, he ran in the special election and won. Democratic-NPL U.S. Congressman Byron Dorgan won the open seat.
Also on the list are former Democratic Sens. Mark Begich of Alaska, Kent Conrad of North Dakota, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, all of whom did.
North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, and elects U.S. senators to class 1 and class 3. Its current senators in Congress are Republicans John Hoeven (since 2011) and Kevin Cramer (since 2019). Milton Young was North Dakota's longest-serving senator (1945–1981).
Former Watertown City Councilman Glen Vilhauer has announced he is a 2024 candidate for the South Dakota District 5 Senate seat. ... Schoenbeck, the senate's current President Pro Tempore, is ...