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Summary

Senator Thomas 'Tom' Harkin

Full Name: Thomas 'Tom' Harkin
Office: U.S. Senate (IA) - Jr, Democratic
First Elected: 11/06/1984
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Ruth; 2 Children: Amy, Jenny
Birth Date: 11/19/1939
Birth Place: Cumming, IA
Home City: Cumming, IA
Religion: Roman Catholic

Recent Key Votes

S J Res 24 - Proposing a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (Udall Bill)
Constitutional Amendment (Nay)

Dec. 14, 2011 - Prohibits the federal government from spending more money than it receives for any fiscal year, unless authorized to do so for a specific expenditure ...

H Con Res 34 - 2011-2012 Budget
Legislation-Concurrent Resolution (Nay)

May 25, 2011

S 3985 - Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act
Legislation (Yea)

Dec. 8, 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to disburse additional payments of $250 to individuals who were entitled to any of the following in October, ...

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Recent Public Statements

Sens. Franken, Harkin, Grassley, Rubio Push Bipartisan Bill to Help Families and Students Understand True Cost of College

June 13, 2013 - Today, U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) reintroduced his legislation to create a universal financial aid award letter so that families and students can easily compare ...

Harkin Statement on Committee Passage of the Strengthening America's Schools Act

June 12, 2013 - Chairman Tom Harkin released the following statement after the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee today approved Harkin's Strengthening America's Schools Act (SASA), ...

Harkin Statement on First Day of Strengthening America's Schools Act Markup

June 11, 2013 - Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), Chairman of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on the Committee's completion of the first ...

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Recent Interest Group Ratings

Span Name Rating
2011 Alliance for Retired Americans Positions 90%
2009-2010 Alzheimer's Impact Movement Positions 33%
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Campaign Finances

Election Cycle 2012
Total Income $8,941,664.00
Total Spent $7,338,777.00
Cash On Hand $2,723,808.00
Debt $0.00
Source OpenSecrets.org
Updated 12/31/2012
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Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Tom Harkin repeatedly refused to provide any responses to citizens on the issues through the 2008 Political Courage Test when asked to do so by national leaders of the political parties, prominent members of the media, Project Vote Smart President Richard Kimball, and Project Vote Smart staff.

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Contact Information

Washington, D.C. Webmail
http://www.harkin.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Washington, D.C. Website
http://harkin.senate.gov/

Capitol Website - Twitter
http://twitter.com/#!/SenatorHarkin

Capitol Website - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/SenatorTomHarkin

Capitol Website - Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/tomharkin

Capitol
210 Walnut Street
Federal Building Room 733
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515-284-4574
Fax: 515-284-4937

Washington, D.C.
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3254
Fax: 202-224-9369

District
111 Seventh Avenue Southeast, Box 16
Suite 480
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: 319-365-4504
Fax: 319-365-4683

District
350 West 6th Street
Federal Building Room 315
Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone: 563-582-2130
Fax: 563-582-2342

District
320 6th Street
Federal Building Room 110
Sioux City, IA 51101
Phone: 712-252-1550
Fax: 712-252-7104

District
1606 Brady Street
Suite 323
Davenport, IA 52803
Phone: 563-322-1338
Fax: 563-322-0417

Key Staff
Amy Beller
Scheduler
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3254

Key Staff
Jennifer Mullin
Communications Director
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3254

Key Staff
Brian Ahlberg
Chief of Staff
731 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3254

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