LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• George Washington University School of Government and Business Administration - MBA (1975)

• Stanford University - BA, government (1971)

• University of Missouri - Columbia - Attended (1967)

• Georgetown University Law Center - Attended

• Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, N.H.) - High school diploma (1966)

Office History

Election Results

• 2007 (Nov. 7, 2006 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for North Dakota (Class 1)
  Gaylord Kent Conrad (Kent), 68.83%

  Democrat
  Dwight Grotberg, 29.53%

  Republican
  Roland Riemers, 1.01%

  Independent

• 2001 (Nov. 7, 2000 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for North Dakota (Class 1)
  Gaylord Kent Conrad (Kent), 61.37%

  Democrat
  Duane Sand, 38.63%

  Republican

• 1995 (Nov. 8, 1994 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for North Dakota (Class 1)
  Gaylord Kent Conrad (Kent), 57.98%

  Democrat
  Ben Clayburgh, 42.02%

  Republican

• 1987 (Nov. 4, 1986 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for North Dakota (Class 3)
  Gaylord Kent Conrad (Kent), 49.80%

  Democrat
  Mark Andrews, 49.07%

  Republican
  Anna Belle Bourgois, 1.13%

  Independent

Employment History

• Edelman (July 2014-)

  Strategic Adviser

• State of North Dakota (1981-1986)

  Tax Commissioner

• State of North Dakota (1974-1980)

  Assistant to the Tax Commissioner

Associated Organizations

• Conrad Campaign (North Dakota)

• Friends of Kent Conrad (North Dakota)

• DAKPAC

Awards

• Porker of the Month (Citizens Against Government Waste) (Jan. 2012)

• Legislative Award (National Rural Health Association) (2001)

Contact Information

Lobbying and Foreign Representation

Listed as lobbyist by registrants:

• Conrad, Gaylord Kent (2015-2024)

Lobbied on behalf of:

• Molina Healthcare Inc.

Privately Financed Travel

12 trips taken between 2000 - 2004 costing $57,041

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Caught Our Eye

• Former North Dakota senator files first lobbying registration

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on March 16, 2015
  Former Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) has filed his first lobbying registration. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Oct. 1, 2012
  Retiring Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) brought the son of a former senator from the Roughrider State, Byron Dorgan, onto his budget committee staff recently. read more

• Posted by Garrett Snedeker on Sept. 27, 2012
  The Democratic staff of the Senate Budget Committee under Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) experienced some turnover recently as one staffer left for a group that lobbies and another joined the committee from a lobbying firm. read more

• 92 members of Congress did not file financial disclosures

  Posted by Daimon Eklund on June 14, 2012
   The filings of 17 senators and 75 representatives were not available when the personal financial dislcosures were released Thursday. read more

• Posted by Jock Friedly on Oct. 5, 2011
  Shawn Ferguson, the former legislative director to Rep. Brian Baird (D-Wash.), is the latest congressional aide to make the leap into lobbying. He quietly made the move in July to Duane Morris Government Affairs LLC but filed paperwork this week as a lobbyist for RAIT Financial Trust. read more

• Nearly 50 members have yet to file financial disclosures

  Posted by LegiStorm on July 19, 2011
  Half of the members of Congress who received extensions to file their personal financial disclosures at the May deadline have since filed, leaving nearly 50 lawmakers who have yet to file. read more

• Many lawmakers granted financial disclosure extensions

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 15, 2011
  Twenty senators and 75 representatives requested an extension of the May deadline and did not have a 2011 personal financial disclosures in today's release. read more

• All 2010 Senate financial disclosures available at LegiStorm

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 16, 2010
  The Senate released financial disclosures for all senators today in paper format. LegiStorm has scanned them all in and put them online. read more

• Sens. Boxer and Isakson call for mortgage disclosure

  Posted by LegiStorm on Aug. 10, 2009
  Two prominent members of the Senate Ethics Committee have introduced legislation that would require members of Congress to fully disclose all residential mortgages on personal financial disclosures. Currently, mortgages on personal residences are exempt from reporting requirements. read more

• Financial disclosures shed light on mortgage mess

  Posted by LegiStorm on June 25, 2008
  We at LegiStorm were fascinated to read a story in Politico this week which polled the offices of all senators to find out where they got their mortgages, especially by the answer of the former head of the Senate banking committee, Sen. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.). read more