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After leaving the United States Air Force, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1978 and served four terms. In 1986, he was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming Minority Leader in 1995 and Majority Leader in 2001, becoming the highest-ranking elected official in South Dakota history.
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 (born Dec. 9, 1947, Aberdeen, S.D., U.S.) 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 science.
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.
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.
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.
On December 6, 2022, NDI Chair Thomas Daschle spoke at the National Democratic Institute’s 2022 Democracy Gala. NDI’s 2022 Democracy Gala is a special tribut...
