    Congressional Directory for the 105th Congress (1997-1998), June 1997.
    [Page 268]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

        THOMAS A. DASCHLE, Democrat, of Aberdeen, SD; born in Aberdeen on
    December 9, 1947; attended private and public schools; B.A., South
    Dakota State University, 1969; served in U.S. Air Force Strategic Air
    Command, first lieutenant, 1969-72; representative for financial
    investment firm; legislative assistant to former South Dakota Senator
    James Abourezk; member, American Legion, Catholic Church, South Dakota
    Jaycees; awards: only the third South Dakotan in 43 years to receive the
    Ten Outstanding Young Men from the U.S. Jaycees (1981), National
    Commander's Award by the Disabled American Veterans (1980), Person of
    the Year by the National Association of Concerned Veterans, Eminent
    Service Award by East River (South Dakota) Electric Power Cooperative,
    Friend of Education by the South Dakota Education Association; VFW
    Congressional Award, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 1997; founder, American
    Grown Foundation (1987); board member, Rural Voice; Committee on
    Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; subcommittees: Production and
    Price Competitiveness; Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization;
    chairman, Democratic Policy Committee; married the former Linda Hall in
    1984; three children: Kelly, Nathan, and Lindsay; elected to the 96th
    Congress, November 7, 1978; and reelected to the three succeeding
    Congresses; elected Rocky Mountain region whip (1979); served as whip-
    at-large (1982-86), elected to the House Steering and Policy Committee
    (1983); elected to the U.S. Senate on November 4, 1986; elected Senate
    Democratic Leader in December 1994 for the 104th Congress.

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