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Thomas Andrew Daschle (/ ˈ d æ ʃ əl / 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.
Learn about the career and achievements of Senator Thomas A. Daschle, the founder and CEO of The Daschle Group, a public policy advisory firm. He served as a US Representative, a US Senator, a Senate Democratic Leader, and an author of several books on health care, climate change, and Cuba.
May 3, 2024 · Tom Daschle is an American politician who was a member of the U.S. Senate (1987–2005) and from 2001 to 2003 served as the Senate’s majority leader. Daschle was the first member of his family to attend college, and in 1969 he graduated from South Dakota State University with a B.A. in political.
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Thomas A. Daschle: A Featured Biography. Thomas Daschle of South Dakota earned a B.A. from South Dakota State University in 1969 and afterwards served for three years as an intelligence officer with the U.S. Air Force Strategic Command.
As co-chairman of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, he became the first South Dakotan to be elected to a leadership position in the Senate. His Senate Democratic colleagues elected Daschle as their leader in 1994.
Tom Daschle is a former Senate majority and minority leader, a public policy advisor, and a co-chair of BPC's Commission on Political Reform and Health Project. He has expertise on health care, energy, transportation, and the environment, and serves on several boards and committees.
Chair. Senator Daschle is the Founder and CEO of The Daschle Group, A Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson. Senator Daschle served his home state, South Dakota, in the Senate from 1987 to 2005. He is the only senator to have served twice as both Majority and Minority Leader.
