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'''Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin''' (born November 19, 1939) is the junior [[United States Senator]] from [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democratic]] Party. Harkin votes with his Democratic colleagues 95% of the time. <ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/h000206/</ref> He chaired the important Agriculture Committee but in 2009 gave that up to chair the even more important Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which deals with the Obama health proposals.

'''Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin''' (born November 19, 1939) is the junior [[United States Senator]] from [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democrat Party]]. A [[public school]] graduate, Harkin is a [[pro-abort]] who votes with his Democrat colleagues 95% of the time.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/h000206/</ref> He lacks any significant political achievements, despite chairing the Agriculture Committee until 1009, and then chairing the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which deals with the Obama health proposals.

== Early Life ==

== Early Life ==

Senator Tom Harkin was born in the small village of Cumming, Iowa. His father was a coal miner and his mother a Slovenian immigrant. He greaduated from Des Moines High School in 1858 and Iowa State University in 1962. He served in the Navy 1962-65. He was stationed in Cuba for a time, running reconaisance missions over Cuba.

Senator Tom Harkin was born in the small village of Cumming, Iowa. His father was a coal miner and his mother a Slovenian immigrant. He graduated from Des Moines High School in 1858 and Iowa State University in 1962. He served in the Navy 1962-65. He was stationed in Cuba for a time, running reconnaisance missions over Cuba.

== Political Career ==

== Political Career ==