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REGION: North America
TOPIC: Politics
Online NewsHour
Vote 2006
A co-production of the NewsHour and local public TV and radio stations
IN THE NEWS
U.S. Senate Race: North Dakota
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATEREPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
Kent ConradDwight Grotberg
Kent ConradDwight Grotberg
CURRENT PROFESSIONCURRENT PROFESSION
U.S. senatorFarmer
LAST ELECTION RESULTSLAST ELECTION RESULTS
Won 62 percent of the vote against Duane Sand in 2000N/A
POLITICAL EXPERIENCEPOLITICAL EXPERIENCE
North Dakota tax commissioner, 1981-86; four terms in U.S. SenateN/A
COMMITTEESCOMMITTEES
Budget; Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Finance; Indian AffairsN/A
PREVIOUS WORKPREVIOUS WORK
Personnel directorFarmer
BORNBORN
March 12, 1948 in Bismarck, N.D. N/A
EDUCATIONEDUCATION
B.A. from Stanford University, 1971; M.B.A. from George Washington University, 1975B.A. from Bethany College of Missions; M.A in agriculture economics from North Dakota State University,1992
FAMILYFAMILY
Married to Lucy Calautti; has one daughterMarried to Alison Grotberg; has seven children
CAMPAIGN WEB SITECAMPAIGN WEB SITE
www.kent-conrad.comwww.dwightgrotberg.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITEOFFICIAL WEB SITE
www.conrad.senate.gov N/A

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