- Born
- Birth nameThomas Andrew Daschle
- Tom Daschle was born on December 9, 1947 in Aberdeen, South Dakota, USA. He has been married to Linda Hall since 1984. They have three children.
- SpouseLinda Hall(1984 - present) (3 children)
- Democratic U.S. Senator from South Dakota (1987-2004).
- Attended South Dakota State University and graduated with a degree in political science.
- Graduated from Aberdeen Central High School in 1965.
- Upon his election loss in 2004, he became the first Senate leader in over fifty years to lose his seat to a challenger (Sen. Ernst McFarland (D-AZ) had been upset by Barry Goldwater in 1952).
- Before the construction of a new airport terminal in his hometown of Aberdeen, there were talks of having the airport named after Tom Daschle or keeping the original name of Saunders Field. Daschle turned down the offer, saying the airport should keep its original name. He felt it should stay Saunders Field out of his respect for Air Force Brigadier General Laverne Saunders, a World War II hero and a native of Stratford and Aberdeen, SD.
- This president [George W. Bush] failed so miserably in diplomacy that we are now forced to war.
- President [George W. Bush] has said that the economy is growing, that there are jobs out there. But you know, it's a long commute to China to get those jobs.
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