Former member of Congress · last served 112th Congress

Kent Conrad

DEMOCRAT U.S. Senator · North DakotaSenate 1987–2013

Kent Conrad was a Democratic U.S. senator from North Dakota, first elected to Congress in 1987, who voted with most Democrats on 93% of the 112th Congress’s yes/no votes and sponsored 5 bills that became law (100th–112th Congress).

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259Bills & resolutions sponsored100th–112th Congress (excludes amendments)

40Passed a chamberof 259 bills & resolutions sponsored

5Became law5 substantive + 0 ceremonial · 100th–112th Congress

16Broke with partyof 246 yes/no votes, 112th (6.5%)

5Missed votesof 251 roll calls, 112th (2.0%)

—Pork: own shareFY2024 earmarks: not in office

How we count: “Broke with party” is a yes/no roll call where the member voted against most of their own party on that vote (party as recorded; even splits not counted). “Pork: own share” splits each earmark shared by several members evenly among them.

5 most recent votes

YeaOn Passage of the Bill — American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Jan 1, 2013 · Bill Passed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn the Nomination — Nomination vote
Dec 30, 2012 · Nomination Confirmed
YeaOn Passage of the Bill — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Bill Passed
NayOn the Amendment — Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Dec 28, 2012 · Amendment Rejected

5 most recent bills

S. 2367 21st Century Language Act of 2012
Dec 28, 2012 · Became Public Law No: 112-231.
S.Con.Res. 63 A concurrent resolution correcting the enrollment of S. 2367.
Dec 19, 2012 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
S. 3659 Quality Improvement Organization Program Restoration Act
Dec 5, 2012 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S.Res. 605 A resolution designating the week beginning November 26, 2012, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Nov 30, 2012 · Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7308-7309; text as passed…
S.Res. 555 A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Save for Retirement Week", including raising public awareness of the various tax-preferred…
Sep 22, 2012 · Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR 9/21/2012 S6679)

Top bills sponsored

Laws first, then bills that passed a chamber, were reported from committee, or drew the most cosponsors.

Elections Sen. Conrad has won

Sen. Conrad has won 4 U.S. Senate elections (1986, 1994, 2000, 2006). Of the contested races, margins ran from 0.7 to 39.3 points.

Democratic winRepublican winseat changed partyunopposed

Elections won4 in the data (1976–2024); losses are not listed

Closest win: 0.7 points1986, ND Senate

Won an open seat or took one from the other party0 of 4 elections (open seat or changed party)

Seat history, North Dakota Senate (class 1)Winners in regular elections, most recent three: Kent Conrad (D) 1994–2006 → Heidi Heitkamp (D) 2012 → Kevin Cramer (R) 2018–2024.

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Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House V15 / U.S. Senate V8 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-18; winners matched to member records by seat and term. Results run through the 2024 elections; nothing from 2026 is shown until it is certified. A margin is a fact about one election, never a score of how well a member represents anyone, and PORKER does not rank members by it.

How has North Dakota done while Sen. Conrad served?

2005 to 2012 in North Dakota: typical household income was up 11% after inflation, the share of people below the poverty line was about the same, and the share of workers looking for a job was about the same.

Typical household income · after inflation

North Dakota: $66.3K in 2005 → $73.6K in 2012

North Dakota up 11%U.S. down 6%

Share of people below the poverty line

North Dakota: 11.2% in 2005 → 11.2% in 2012

North Dakota about the sameU.S. up 2.6 points

Share of workers looking for a job

North Dakota: 3.8% in 2005 → 3.3% in 2012

North Dakota about the sameU.S. up 2.5 points

Each mini chart has its own scale, fitted to its lines (it does not start at zero), so compare the numbers, not the heights. Oxblood = state, grey = U.S.

While they served, not because of them. This shows what happened in North Dakota during Conrad’s time representing it (1987 to 2013). It does not say what the member did or caused. It is not a score, and PORKER never ranks members on it.

Survey years start at 2005. The yearly estimates for North Dakota begin in 2005, so 1987 to 2004 are not shown. No 2020 yearly estimate exists.

See the full 20-year record →Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 1-year estimates (tables B19013, B17001, B23001) and BLS CPI-U-RS for inflation, retrieved October 18, 2026. “About the same” means the change is inside the 90% margins of error. Who held the seat: Congress.gov member service records, year level.

Official records on bills this member sponsored

112th Congress. What Congress.gov lists for the 27 bills sponsored.

Record	Bills	Source
Bills sponsored	27	Source: Congress.gov member record, PORKER copy of October 26, 2026 ↗ See them →
With a CBO cost estimate listed	0	None listed
With a committee report listed	0	None listed

Evidence

How counted: Bills where this member is the lead (first-listed) sponsor in the 112th Congress, read from the stored Congress.gov bill records
Fields: cboCostEstimates, committeeReports, constitutionalAuthorityStatementText, notes
PORKER copy refreshed: October 26, 2026 (nightly)

Read this first. These are counts of records Congress.gov lists. Many bills never get a CBO estimate or a report, so a zero is not a mark against a member. We never show this as a score.

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Data as of Oct 26, 2026 · latest recorded Senate vote Sep 30, 2026 · Sources: Congress.gov, Senate.gov, House Clerk, Appropriations Committee earmark tables. PORKER is non-partisan.