Senator Thomas Harkin

Junior Senator from Iowa, Democrat

Top Industries
#IndustryYr AmountCareer Amount
1Health Professionals$191,050$1,550,577
2Pharmaceuticals/Health Products$158,084$885,445
3Lobbyists$147,441$923,354
4Hospitals/Nursing Homes$103,700$505,982
5Lawyers/Law Firms$99,250$2,171,166
6Retired$84,528$975,621
7Insurance$67,050$522,467
8Health Services/HMOs$65,200$65,200
9Education$58,393$624,068
10Securities & Investment$57,300$898,265
49Telecom Services & Equipment$4,000$4,000
Top Donors 2014
#DonorYr AmountCareer Amount
1Zee TV USA$19,200$19,200
2Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Assoc$18,500$18,500
3American Chiropractic Assn$17,000$65,775
4Natural Products Assn$16,000$16,000
5Van Scoyoc Assoc$15,656$15,656
6AstraZeneca PLC$15,000$15,000
7Sheet Metal Workers Union$15,000$56,220
8DaVita HealthCare Partners$14,700$14,700
9Delta Dental Plans Assn$13,000$13,000
10DuPont Co$12,000$12,000

Bio Information


HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), (1939 - ) Senate Years of Service: 1985- Party: Democrat HARKIN, Thomas Richard (Tom), a Senator and a Representative 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, and Naval reserve 1968-1974; 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, 2002, and again in 2008 for the term ending January 3, 2015; chair, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 3-20, 2001; June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003], One Hundred Tenth Congress, and One Hundred Eleventh Congress [January 3, 2009-September 9, 2009]), Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (One Hundred Eleventh [September 9, 2009-January 3, 2011] to One Hundred Thirteenth Congresses).

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