Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by
Larry Pressler
Succeeded by
Tim Johnson
Constituency
1st district (1979–1983) At-large district (1983–1987)
Personal details
Born
Thomas Andrew Daschle
(1947-12-09) December 9, 1947 (age 76) Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouses
Laurie Fulton
(m. 1969; div. 1983)
Linda Hall
(m. 1984)
Children
3, including Nathan
Education
South Dakota State University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Air Force
Years of service
1969–1972
Unit
Strategic Air Command
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Tom Daschle's voice
Tom Daschle speaks on challenges facing the new Department of Homeland Security Recorded January 22, 2003
Thomas Andrew Daschle (/ˈdæʃəl/DASH-əl; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States Senate from 1987 to 2005. A member of the Democratic Party, he led the Senate Democratic Caucus during the final ten years of his tenure, during which time he served as Senate Minority Leader and Majority Leader.
After leaving the United States Air Force, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1978 and served four terms. In 1986, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming Minority Leader in 1995 and Majority Leader in 2001, becoming the highest-ranking elected official in South Dakota history.
In 2004, he was defeated for reelection in a close race.[1] Later, he took a position as a policy advisor with a lobbying firm, became a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, and co-authored a book advocating universal health care.
Daschle was an early supporter of Barack Obama's presidential candidacy, and was nominated by President-elect Obama for the position of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after the 2008 election.[2] However, Daschle withdrew his name on February 3, 2009, amid a growing controversy over his failure to properly report and pay income taxes.[3] He is currently working for The Daschle Group, a Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson,[4] a large law firm and lobbying group.
^Lauck, Jon K. (2016). Daschle Vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High-Plains Senate Race. University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806138503.
^Pear, Robert (December 11, 2008). "Daschle Will Lead Health Care Overhaul" (Article). New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
^"Daschle withdraws as nominee for HHS secretary Archived March 31, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", Associated Press, February 3, 2009; accessed February 3, 2009.
^"Former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle Joins With Baker Donelson to Form The Daschle Group, A Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson". Baker Donelson. October 28, 2014. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
Thomas Andrew Daschle (/ˈdæʃəl/ DASH-əl; born December 9, 1947) is an American politician and lobbyist who represented South Dakota in the United States...
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on to lose his re-election campaign to Jim Hodges. Incumbent Democrat TomDaschle won re-election to a third term. As of 2023[update], this was the last...
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