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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—South DakotaThomas Andrew DASCHLE
(1947- )
Senate Years of Service:
1987-2005Party: DemocratDASCHLE, Thomas Andrew, a
Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen,
S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and public schools;
graduated South Dakota State University 1969; served in the United
States Air Force 1969-1972; elected as a Democrat to the
Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978 and reelected to the three succeeding
Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1987); elected as a Democrat
to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992 and 1998 and
served from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2005; co-chair,
Democratic Policy Committee, Democratic Conference (1989-1999);
minority leader (1995-June 6, 2001; 2003-2005); majority leader
(June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003); unsuccessful candidate for
reelection in 2004; nominated by President Barack Obama to be
Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009, nomination
subsequently withdrawn.
Bibliography
Daschle, Tom, with Scott S. Greenberger and Jeanne M. Lambrew.
Critical: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis. New
York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2008. Daschle, Tom, with Michael
D’Orso. Like No Other Time: The 107th Congress and the Two
Years that Changed America Forever. New York: Crown Publishers,
2003.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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