Here’s a look into the life of former Senator Tom Daschle of South Dakota.
個人
誕生日: 12月 9, 1947
出生地: Aberdeen, サウス・ダコタ
出生名: Thomas Andrew Daschle
お父さん: Sebastian Daschle
母: Betty Daschle
Marriages: Linda (Hall) Daschle (1984-present); Laurie (Fulton) Daschle (divorced in 1983)
子供達: with Laurie Daschle: Kelly, Nathan and Lindsay
教育: South Dakota State University, B.A. in Political Science, 1969
Military: US Air Force, 1969-1972
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1969-1972 – Serves in the Air Force as an intelligence officer in the Strategic Air Command.
1973-1977 – Aide to South Dakota Sen. James Abourezk.
1978 – Elected to the US House of Representatives in a hotly contested race. After numerous recounts, Daschle is declared the winner over Leo K. Thorsness by 105 投票.
1982 – Is reelected to House with 51.6% of the vote.
1984 – Is reelected to House with 57.4% of the vote.
1986 – Is elected to the US Senate with 51.6% of the vote, the exact same result as 1982.
1989-1999 – Serves as co-chair of the Senate Democratic Policy Committee with George Mitchell of Maine (1989-1995) そして Harry Reid of Nevada (1995-1999).
1992 – Reelected to the Senate with 64.9% of the vote.
1995-2001 – Serves as Senate minority leader, succeeding Mitchell.
1995-2005 – Serves as chairman of the Senate Democratic Conference.
1995 – Along with his wife, FAA official Linda Daschle, is involved in a scandal concerning the Federal Aviation Administration and B&L Aviation, a small airline which had trouble passing safety inspections and whose owner was a family friend. Daschle is accused of improperly asserting influence to reduce the amount of inspections B&L received. The incident is later cleared by the Transportation Department and the Senate Ethics Committee.
1996 – Co-chairs the Democratic National Convention with Richard Gephardt, the Democratic House minority leader.
1998 – Reelected to a third term in the Senate with 62.1% of the vote.
六月 6, 2001 – Becomes Senate majority leader by one vote after Jim Jeffords quits the Republican Party.
10月 2001 – A Daschle aide opens a letter containing anthrax. The Hart Senate Building staff are evacuated, tested for anthrax, and given a 60-day supply of antibiotics.
1月 2003-2005 – Serves as Senate minority leader.
1月 7, 2003 – Daschle announces that he will not be running for president in 2004 and will remain in the Senate.
11月 2, 2004 – Loses his Senate seat to Republican John Thune.
行進 5, 2005-2009 – Serves as special public policy adviser at the Washington branch of law firm Alston & Bird.
12月 2, 2006 – Announces that he will not be running for president in 2008.
12月 11, 2008 – US President-elect Barack Obama nominates Daschle to be secretary of Health and Human Services and director of the White House Office of Health Reform.
1月 8, 2009 – Confirmation hearings for Daschle begin in the Senate.
2月 2, 2009 – In a letter to the Senate Finance Committee, Daschle admits to errors on his tax returns. The issue involves Daschle’s use of a car and driver he didn’t disclose on his income taxes, and nonpayment of taxes on more than $ 80,000 he earned in consulting fees after leaving the Senate. He paid $ 146,000 in back taxes and interest to correct the errors.
2月 3, 2009 – Announces that he is withdrawing his name from consideration as secretary of Health and Human Services.
11月 18, 2009-10月 2014 – Senior policy adviser for business law firm DLA Piper.
2013 – His book “The US Senate: Fundamentals of American Government” is published.
10月 2014 – Daschle leaves DLA Piper and forms The Daschle Group, a public policy advisory of the Baker Donelson law firm.
11月 2, 2017 – Daschle and his son Nathan Daschle are named two of Capitol Hill’s top lobbyists in 2017.
五月 20, 2019 – Northern Swan Holdings, a cannabis investment firm, announces that Daschle has joined its advisory board.
10月 23, 2019 – Co-authors an Op-Ed in The Washington Post, along with former その. Trent Lott, タイトル “The Senate can hold a fair impeachment trial. We did it in 1999.”
