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'''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 lacked any significant political achievements despite having chaired 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 lacked any significant political achievements despite having chaired the Agriculture Committee until 2009, and then chairing the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, which deals with the Obama health proposals.

Harkin retired from the Senate rather than seek re-election in the [[2014 Midterms]] and was succeeded by [[conservative]] [[Republican]] [[Joni Ernst]].

Harkin retired from the Senate rather than seek re-election in the [[2014 Midterms]] and was succeeded by [[conservative]] [[Republican]] [[Joni Ernst]], who was then a state senator.

== Early life ==

== Early life ==