When did Tom Harkin announce he would not seek reelection?
January 26, 2011
January 26, 2013
January 26, 2015
January 26, 2017
Answer
Tom Harkin, a Democratic senator from Iowa, announced on January 26, 2013 that he would not seek reelection in 2014. He had served in the Senate since 1985. He was the longest-serving Democratic senator in Iowa history and the fourth-longest-serving senator in U.S. history.
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