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Tom Harkin

1939 - Today

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Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa's 5th congressional district from 1975 to 1985. He is the longest-serving senator to spend the entire tenure as a state's junior senator. Born in Cumming, Iowa, Harkin graduated from Iowa State University and The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Harkin is the 18,113th most popular politician (down from 18,037th in 2024), the 14,052nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,043rd in 2019) and the 1,083rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Tom Harkin ranks 18,113 out of 19,576Before him are Wally Hickel, Dmytro Razumkov, Jens Seipenbusch, Doina Ignat, Frank Carlson, and Tom Tugendhat. After him are Vivek Ramaswamy, Harry F. Byrd, Gérald Darmanin, Panos Kammenos, Arthur Goldberg, and Thad Cochran.

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Among people born in 1939, Tom Harkin ranks 624Before him are David Allan Coe, BarBara Luna, José Fernández, Ernie Davis, Lino Brocka, and Leon Brittan. After him are George M. Whitesides, Peter Radford, John A. Russo, John H. Sununu, D. C. Fontana, and Bob Armstrong.

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Tom Harkin ranks 1,083Before him are Deval Patrick (1956), Varina Davis (1826), John Davis Lodge (1903), Bill Lee (1959), Wally Hickel (1919), and Frank Carlson (1893). After him are Harry F. Byrd (1887), Arthur Goldberg (1908), Thad Cochran (1937), Albert B. Fall (1861), Joaquin Castro (1974), and Craig L. Thomas (1933).