The Center for Native American Youth. Career Opportunities | The Aspen Institute. Arent Fox LLP: Practicing Law Since 1942, with Offices in Washington, DC, New York City and Los Angeles. U.S. Senator Byron L. Dorgan. Byron Dorgan. Early life, education, and business career[edit] Dorgan was born in Dickinson, North Dakota, the son of Dorothy (née Bach) and Emmett Patrick Dorgan, and was raised in Regent, North Dakota.[5] He graduated from Regent High School and earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Dakota in 1964 and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver in 1966. Dorgan worked in management for a Denver aerospace firm, eventually earning a position training others for high-ranking company positions. Early political career[edit] Dorgan's public service career began at age 26, when he was appointed North Dakota State Tax Commissioner. He was the youngest constitutional officer in North Dakota's history. He was re-elected to that office by large margins in 1972 and 1976, and was chosen one of "Ten Outstanding State Officials" in the United States by the left of center Washington Monthly magazine.
Dorgan served as tax commissioner of North Dakota from 1969 until 1980. Center for Native American Youth.