Tom Daschle

Thomas Andrew Daschle (born December 9, 1947) is a policy advisor, lobbyist, former U.S. Senator from South Dakota, and former U.S. Senate Majority Leader. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Tom Daschle
Senate Minority Leader
In office January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2005
Deputy	Harry Reid
Preceded by	Trent Lott
Succeeded by	Harry Reid
In office January 20, 2001 – June 6, 2001
Deputy	Harry Reid
Preceded by	Trent Lott
Succeeded by	Trent Lott
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2001
Deputy	Wendell Ford Harry Reid
Preceded by	Bob Dole
Succeeded by	Trent Lott
Senate Majority Leader
In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003
Deputy	Harry Reid
Preceded by	Trent Lott
Succeeded by	Bill Frist
United States Senator from South Dakota
In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by	James Abdnor
Succeeded by	John Thune
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's at-large district
In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Tim Johnson
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Dakota's 1st district
In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983
Preceded by	Larry Pressler
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	Thomas Andrew Daschle (1947-12-09) December 9, 1947 (age 76) Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Laurie Fulton (Divorced 1983) Linda Hall (1984–present)
Education	South Dakota State University (BA)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Air Force
Years of service	1969–1972

Daschle was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1978 and served four terms. In 1986, he was elected to the Senate, becoming minority leader in 1994. Defeated for re-election in 2004, he took a position as a policy advisor with a lobbying firm, and also became a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. He co-authored a book supporting universal health care.

Daschle was an early supporter to Barack Obama's presidential candidacy, and was nominated by then President-elect Obama for the position of Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services after the 2008 election.^[1] However, Daschle withdrew his name on February 3, 2009, amid a growing controversy over his failure to report and pay income taxes accurately.^[2]

Daschle is currently working for The Daschle Group, a Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson,^[3] a large law firm and lobbying group.

References

1. Pear, Robert (December 11, 2008). "Daschle Will Lead Health Care Overhaul" (Article). New York Times. Retrieved December 11, 2008.
2. "Daschle withdraws as nominee for HHS secretary Archived 2012-03-31 at the Wayback Machine", Associated Press, February 3, 2009. (Accessed February 3, 2009.)
3. "Former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle Joins With Baker Donelson to Form The Daschle Group, A Public Policy Advisory of Baker Donelson". Baker Donelson. October 28, 2014. Retrieved October 28, 2014.