Sarah Trone Garriott | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate | |
Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Charles Schneider |
Constituency | 22nd district (2021–2023) 14th district (2023–present) |
Personal details | |
Born | Sarah Trone Minneapolis,Minnesota,U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 2 |
Education | College of St. Scholastica (BA) Harvard University (MTh) Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (MDiv) |
Sarah Trone Garriott is an American politician and minister serving as a member of the Iowa Senate from the 14th district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 11,2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. On May 5,2025,she announced her candidacy for United States House of Representatives in Iowa's 3rd congressional district. [1]
Garriott was born in Minneapolis. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the College of St. Scholastica,a Master of Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School,and a Master of Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. [2] After earning her undergraduate degree,Garriot worked as a volunteer with AmeriCorps VISTA in New Mexico. [3]
In 2004 and 2005,Garriott was a chaplain at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. From 2005 to 2008,she was a chaplain at Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago. She later worked as a pastor at Lutheran churches in Bergton,Virginia and Clive,Iowa. Since 2017,Garriott works as the coordinator of interfaith engagement at the Des Moines Area Religious Council. [2] Garriott was elected to the Iowa Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11,2021. [4] Garriott is the ranking member of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. [5]
Garriott is married to William Garriott,a professor at Drake University. [6] The couple have two sons. [7]