Senator Tom Harkin (D)

Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Next Election: 2014
Party: Democratic

General

Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Ruth; 2 Children: Amy, Jenny
Birth date: 11/19/1939
Birthplace: Cumming, IA
Home City: Cumming IA
Religion: Roman Catholic

Profession

Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy/United States Naval Reserves, 1962-1974 Congressional Aide, Congressman Neal Smith, 1969 Attorney, Polk County Legal Aid

Education

JD, Catholic University of America Law School, 1972 BS, Government/Economics, Iowa State University, 1962

Committees

Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Appropriations
Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on Defense
Subcommittee on Energy And Water Development
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Recent Votes

HR 2072 Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 2343 Prohibits Increase in Interest Rates for Student Loans
Stage: Cloture Vote
Vote: Yea

S 1925 Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S 1789 United States Postal Service Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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