Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA)
Senator
Harkin is the Ranking Democrat on the Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee.
He also serves on the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee; Small
Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and the Appropriations Committee.
Senator Harkin served as a Member of Congress for ten years, 1974-1984.
In 1984 he was elected to the U.S. Senate. As Chair and now ranking Democrat
of the Senate Education Funding Subcommittee, Senator Harkin led efforts to
improve education. As co-chair of the Senate Rural Health Caucus, he successfully
pushed legislation to bring health professionals to small towns and rural area.
He has long been a stalwart supporter of seniors, and has fought to preserve
Social Security and Medicare. Senator Harkin attended Iowa State University
on a Navy ROTC scholarship. He earned his degree at Iowa State University in
Government and Economics.
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