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He was born on [[December 9]], [[1947]], in [[Aberdeen]], [[South Dakota]], where he grew up in a working family as the eldest of four brothers. He became the first person in his family to graduate from college when he earned a political science degree from [[South Dakota State University]] in [[1969]].
After serving three years as an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command, he spent five years as an aide to South Dakota Senator [[James Abourezk]].
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In [[1978]], Daschle was elected to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], where he served four terms and was quickly made part of the Democratic leadership.
In [[1986]], Daschle won his first Senate race in a hard fought contest with incumbent [[James Abdnor]]. In his first year, he was appointed to the powerful Senate Finance Committee, an unusual honor for a freshman. In [[1988]], then-Senate Democratic Leader [[George Mitchell]] named Daschle the first-ever co-chair of the Democratic Policy Committee, making him the first South Dakotan ever to hold a Senate leadership position.
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In [[1992]] and [[1998]], South Dakotans re-elected Daschle to the Senate by overwhelming margins. In [[1994]], he was chosen by his colleagues to succeed the retiring Senator George Mitchell as Democratic Leader. In the history of the Senate, only [[Lyndon Johnson]] had served fewer years before being elected to lead his party. In addition to the Leader's post, Daschle also serves as a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee. In past Congresses, he has served on the Veterans, Indian Affairs, Finance and Ethics Committees.
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