History and Government—Congressional Biographies—Minnesota

Mark DAYTON

(1947- )

Senate Years of Service:

2001-2007

Party:

Democrat

DAYTON, Mark, a Senator from Minnesota; born in Minneapolis, Minn., January 26, 1947; graduated cum laude Yale University 1969; unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate in 1982; legislative assistant to Senator Walter Mondale; Minnesota state auditor, 1991-1994; elected to United States Senate in 2000, and served from January 3, 2001, to January 3, 2007; not a candidate for reelection in 2006.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present