Tom Harkin
U.S. Senator
Democrat, Iowa
- Date of Birth: November 19, 1939
- Birthplace: Cumming, Iowa
- First Elected: 1984
Committee Assignments:
Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Senate Committee on Appropriations, Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Campaign Fundraising
2005 - Present| Top 5 Organizations | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Herbalife International | $10,706 | $44,900 | $55,606 |
| TPG Capital | $0 | $39,900 | $39,900 |
| Interpublic Group | $0 | $35,850 | $35,850 |
| Goldman Sachs | $0 | $28,780 | $28,780 |
| Monsanto Co | $10,000 | $18,250 | $28,250 |
| Top 5 Industries | PACs | Individuals | Total |
| Health Professionals | $84,000 | $22,900 | $106,900 |
| Lobbyists | $3,088 | $69,172 | $72,260 |
| Pharmaceuticals & Health Products | $51,134 | $18,100 | $69,234 |
| Lawyers & Law Firms | $37,000 | $20,750 | $57,750 |
| Hospitals & Nursing Homes | $7,500 | $40,850 | $48,350 |
Tom Harkin in the News
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Pinelo: No Drama Obama Drops the Budget Hammer on the Republicans
April 14, 2011
It's time for the GOP to come to the grown-up table and work with the president. -
Fenn: Congress Should Put a Stop to For-Profit College Rip Offs
March 23, 2011
Billions of dollars are at stake—mostly your tax dollars. - Tom Harkin, in Des Moines, hears travails of the middle class U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin came to Des Moines on Saturday to hear the hardships facing Iowans firsthand stories he pledged would inform efforts in Washington, D.C., to revitalize the nations struggling middle class. Surrounded by perhaps a dozen Iowans amid…
- Harkin: Let's put America back to work TOM HARKIN, a Democrat, has represented Iowa in the U.S. Senate since 1985. This year, we observe but do not celebrate Labor Day, painfully aware of the 29 million unemployed and underemployed Americans in our midst. Our nation remains mired…
- Democrats and Workers Come Out in Support of New NLRB Union Election Rules Four Democratic members of Congress came out in support of proposed changes being reviewed by the National Labor Relations Board that would update the process through which union formation elections are held. The four were Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Sen.…
