▁received ▁an ▁M . B . A . ▁from ▁The ▁George ▁Washington ▁University . ▁ ▁Con rad ▁has ▁been ▁married ▁twice . ▁His ▁first ▁wife , ▁Pam , ▁is ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁former ▁U . S . ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Agricult ure ▁and ▁former ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Governor ▁Ed ▁Sch a fer ; ▁the ▁marriage ▁produced ▁a ▁daughter , ▁Jess am yn . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Con rad ▁married ▁Lucy ▁Cal aut ti , ▁his ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Senate ▁campaign ▁manager , ▁who ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁lo bb y ist ▁for ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball . ▁ ▁Early ▁political ▁career ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁college , ▁Con rad ▁became ▁a ▁civil ▁servant , ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁the ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁State ▁Tax ▁Commission er , ▁By ron ▁D organ , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁his ▁colle ague ▁in ▁the ▁Senate . ▁Con rad ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁entry ▁into ▁politics ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁un success fully ▁for ▁the ▁North ▁Dak ota ▁Aud itor ' s ▁office ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Con rad ▁succeeded ▁D organ ▁as ▁Tax ▁Commission er . ▁Con rad ▁was ▁state ▁tax ▁commission er ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁ran ▁for ▁the ▁Senate . ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁career ▁ ▁Committee ▁assign ments ▁Committee ▁on ▁Agricult ure , ▁N ut r ition , ▁and ▁Forest ry ▁Sub comm ittee ▁on ▁Energy , ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁Sub