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|party=[[Democrat]]

|party=[[Democrat]]

|spouse=Ruth Harkin

|spouse=Ruth Harkin

|religion=Roman Catholic

|religion=[[Roman Catholic]]

|offices=

|offices=

{{Officeholder/senator

{{Officeholder/senator

|state=Iowa

|state=Iowa

|terms=January 3, 1985 – Present

|terms=January 3, 1985 – January 3, 2015

|preceded=January 3, 1985

|preceded=January 3, 1985

|former=n

|former=y

|succeeded=[[Joni Ernst]]

|succeeded=[[Joni Ernst]]

}}

}}

{{Officeholder/representative

{{Officeholder/representative

|state=Iowa

|state=Iowa

|terms=January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985

|terms=January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985

|preceded=William J. Scherle

|preceded=William J. Scherle

|former=n

|former=y

|succeeded=Jim Ross Lightfoot

|succeeded=Jim Ross Lightfoot

}}

}}

}}

}}

'''Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin''' (born November 19, 1939) was a [[far-left]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. A [[public school]] graduate, Harkin was a [[pro-abort]] who voted with his Democratic 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 2009, and then chairing the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which deals with the Obama health proposals.

'''Thomas Richard “Tom” Harkin''' (born November 19, 1939 (age {{age|1939|11|19}})) was a [[far-left]] [[United States Senator]] from [[Iowa]] and a member of the [[Democratic Party]]. A [[public school]] graduate, Harkin was a [[pro-abort]] who voted with his Democratic 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 2009, and then chairing the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which deals with the Obama health proposals.

== Early life ==

== Early life ==