| Term Start | Term End | Role | State | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2008 | Senator | IA | Democrat |
| See All 9 Terms | ||||
Committee Membership
- Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
- Senate Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies
- Defense
- State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
- Transportation, Treasury, the Judiciary, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
- Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Sponsored Bill Statistics
Recent Voting History
| Bill | Voted |
|---|---|
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H.R.3221 New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer Protection Act On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Concur in the Amendments of the House, Striking Title VI through XI, To the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3221 ) |
Aye July 07, 2008 |
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H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Motion (Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 ) |
Aye June 26, 2008 |
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H.R.2642 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 On the Motion (Motion To Waive CBH Re: Motion To Concur In House Amdts To Senate Amdt To House Amdt To Senate Amdt To H.R. 2642 ) |
Aye June 26, 2008 |
Voting Trends Analysis
- Most often votes with: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
- Least often votes with: Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC]
- Republican most often votes with: Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
- Democrat least often votes with: Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
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Thomas Harkin in the News
June 12, 2008 Where does the non-farm farm bill funding go?
During voting for the bill, Senator Thomas Harkin (D-Iowa) said, "This bill does more to strengthen federal food assistance than any bill we have passed ...
June 11, 2008 Gap's Message on Child Labor
... president of the Gap brand in North America, and Sen. Thomas Harkin (D., Iowa), a leader on eradicating the worst forms of child labor and chairman of ...
February 19, 2008 Where's The Stem Celebration?
When Bush put limits on federal funding of ESCR, he was called a "moral ayatollah" by Sen. Thomas Harkin. Never mind that he was right that non-embryonic ...
Thomas Harkin in the Blogs
June 26, 2008 number
The Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee recently published a letter to Senator Thomas Harkin on the web. They are of the opinion that "highly respected scientists believe that exposure to genetically engineered crops and their ...
Source: Louis J. Sheehan
June 19, 2008 pesticides
The Sierra Club Genetic Engineering Committee recently published a letter to Senator Thomas Harkin on the web.[9] They are of the opinion that "highly respected scientists believe that exposure to genetically engineered crops and their ...
Source: louis8j8sheehan8
June 12, 2008 The Gap issues Op-Ed on child labor issue
Today, WWD runs an Op-Ed by Marka Hansen, president of the Gap in North America, and Sen. Thomas Harkin (D., Iowa), chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on labor, health and human services and education, outlining some of ...
Campaign Contributions
Top Contributor: Herbalife International ($55,836)
| Industry | Donation | % of total |
|---|---|---|
| Lawyers & Lobbyists | $665,239 | 18.1 % |
| Finance/Insur/RealEst | $638,369 | 17.3 % |
| Health | $556,295 | 15.1 % |
| Other | $447,287 | 12.1 % |
| Agribusiness | $408,240 | 11.1 % |
| Misc Business | $281,891 | 7.6 % |
| Communic/Electronics | $194,400 | 5.3 % |
| Labor | $156,125 | 4.2 % |
| Ideology/Single-Issue | $144,695 | 3.9 % |
| Energy/Nat Resource | $60,936 | 1.7 % |
| Construction | $55,260 | 1.5 % |
| Transportation | $42,403 | 1.2 % |
| Defense | $33,950 | 0.9 % |
| Total: | $3,685,090 |







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