Daschle, Thomas

LC control no.	n 80055560
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Daschle, Thomas *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Daschle, Tom
Birth date	19471209
Place of birth	Aberdeen, S.D.
Affiliation	South Dakota State University United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.)
Profession or occupation	Legislators
Found in	U.S. Congress. House. Committee on House Admin. Dismissing the election ... 1979 (subj) t.p. (Thomas Daschle; Democratic candidate, First Cong. District of South Dakota) Florida vote certification reaction, c2000: caption (Sen. Tom Daschle, D-SD) container (Daschle, Thomas A.) Biographical directory of the U.S. Congress website, Apr. 25, 2013 (Daschle, Thomas Andrew, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and public schools; graduated South Dakota State University 1969; served in the United States Air Force 1969-1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978 and reelected to the three succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3, 1987); elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate in 1986; reelected in 1992 and 1998 and served from January 3, 1987, to January 3, 2005; co-chair, Democratic Policy Committee, Democratic Conference (1989-1999); minority leader (1995-June 6, 2001; 2003-2005); majority leader (June 6, 2001-January 3, 2003); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 2004; nominated by President Barack Obama to be Secretary of Health and Human Services in 2009, nomination subsequently withdrawn)
Associated language	eng