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Who Really Represents Iowa?
Meet Your Member: Sen. Tom Harkin (IA) |
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 Source: Congressional Pictorial Directory, 109th Congress. |
HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), a Representative and Senator from Iowa; born in Cumming, Warren County, Iowa, November 19, 1939; attended the public schools; graduated, Iowa State University, Ames 1962; graduated, Catholic University of America Law School, Washington, D.C. 1972; admitted to the Iowa bar in 1972 and commenced practice in Des Moines; served in United States Navy 1962-1967; attorney for Polk County, Iowa, Legal Aid Society 1973; member, board of directors, Iowa Consumers League; elected in 1974 as a Democrat to the Ninety-fourth Congress; reelected to the four succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1975-January 3, 1985); was not a candidate for reelection in 1984 to the House of Representatives, but was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1984; reelected in 1990, 1996, and again in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009; chair, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003]). Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 2006. |
| Summary data about Sen. Tom Harkin | |
| District | N/A |
| Party | D |
| Term | 4th |
| Next Election | 2008 |
| % of Vote Received in Last General Election* | 54.18 % |
| Special Interest Money Ranking | 9 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Ranking | 11 out of 90 |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Ranking | 9 out of 100 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Ranking | 49 out of 100 |
| Contributions from PACs Ranking | 20 out of 100 |
| Total Contributions from Lobbyists, 2000-2005 | $ 391,728 |
| Contributions from Lobbyists Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 135,924 |
| Total Contributions from Out-of-State 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 4,908,491 |
| % of Contributions from Out-of-State†† | 82.00 % |
| Contributions from Out-of-State Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,720,151 |
| Contributions from Small Donors | $ 3,050,506 |
| Contributions from Small Donors Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 1,057,369 |
| % of Contributions from Small Donors | 33.80 % |
| Contributions from PACs, 2000 Cycle to Present | $ 2,333,671 |
| % of Total Contributions from PACs | 19.00 % |
| Contributions from Business PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 472,214 |
| Contributions from Labor PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 245,929 |
| Contributions from PACs Per Cycle (adjusted)‡ | $ 819,595 |