Members of Congress / Kent Conrad
Biographical InformationCONRAD, Kent, a Senator from North Dakota; born in Bismarck, Burleigh County, N. Dak., March 12, 1948; attended the public schools of Bismarck and high school in Tripoli, Libya; attended the University of Missouri, Columbia 1967; graduated, Stanford University 1971; received a graduate degree from George Washington University 1975; assistant to the tax commissioner, Bismarck 1974-1980; tax commissioner, State of North Dakota 1981-1986; elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1986 for the term ending January 3, 1993; was not a candidate for reelection to his seat in 1992, but was elected in a special election on December 4, 1992, to the unexpired portion of the term ending January 4, 1995, left vacant by the death of Quentin N. Burdick, which he assumed on December 14, 1992; reelected in 1994, 2000, and again in 2006 for the term ending January 3, 2013; chair, Committee on the Budget (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]; One Hundred Tenth Congress). (Source.) More coverage of Kent Conrad on washingtonpost.com Roles in Congress
· 111th Congress: Senator, North Dakota, Democratic.
Jan. 3, 2009, to Jan. 3, 2011. Key VotesSee how Kent Conrad voted on key votes -- the most important bills, nominations and resolutions that have come before Congress, as determined by washingtonpost.com. Missed VotesKent Conrad has missed 13 votes (6.1%) during the current Congress. See a list of his missed votes since 1991 or see a full list of vote missers. Voting with PartyKent Conrad has voted with a majority of his Democratic colleagues 93.0% of the time during the current Congress. This percentage does not include votes in which Conrad did not vote. See a list of his votes against his party since 1991, a list of all Senators in the 111th Congress with a similar score, or a full list of party voters. |  State InformationNorth Dakota demographic profile (2000 Census) Financial DisclosureView Kent Conrad's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year. (See more disclosure reports.) |
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| Date | Vote | Position | GOP opinion | DEM opinion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vote 214: On the Motion: Motion to Table Motion to Commit H.R. 2918 to the Committee on Appropriations with Instructions; Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2010 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 213: On the Nomination: Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser of the Department of State | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 212: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Counsel of the Department of State | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 211: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Dorgan Amendment No. 1347; Of a perfecting nature. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 210: H R 2346: Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 209: On the Motion: Motion to Waive All Applicable Points of Order Under Rule 44 on Conference Report on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 208: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Motion to Proceed to S.1023; Travel Promotion Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 207: H R 1256: H.R. 1256 As Amended; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 206: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 205: H R 1256: Burr Amdt. No. 1246; In the nature of a substitute. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 204: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on Amdt. 1247 ; In the nature of a substitute. | Yes | No | Yes | |
| Vote 203: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed to H.R. 1256; Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 202: H R 2346: HR 2346 As Amended ; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 201: H R 2346: DeMint Amdt. No. 1138; To strike the provisions relating to increased funding for the International Monetary Fund. | No | Yes | No | |
| Vote 200: On the Cloture Motion: Motion to Invoke Cloture on H.R. 2346; Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 199: H R 2346: Brownback Amdt. No. 1140 As Modified; To express the sense of the Senate on consultation with State and local governments in the transfer to the United States of detainees at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 198: H R 2346: McConnell Amdt. No. 1136 As Modified; To limit the release of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pending a report on the prisoner population at the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 197: S 454: Conference Report to Accompany S. 454; Weapons Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and Oversight Act of 2009 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 196: H R 2346: Inouye Amdt. No. 1133; To prohibit funding to transfer, release, or incarcerate detainees detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to or within the United States. | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Vote 195: On the Nomination: Confirmation of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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