Sarah Trone Garriott
{{Short description|Iowa politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sarah Trone Garriott
| image = Sarah Trone Garriott.jpg
| office = Member of the Iowa Senate
| term_start = January 11, 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Charles Schneider
| successor =
| constituency = 22nd district (2021–2023)
14th district (2023–present)
| birth_name = Sarah Trone
| birth_date =
| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Democratic
| spouse =
| 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.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-05 |title=State Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott launches campaign for US House seat, challenging Zach Nunn |url=https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-third-district-house-election-candidates-zach-nunn-sarah-trone-garriott/64669613 |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=KCCI |language=en}}
Early life and education
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.{{Cite web|title=Sarah Garriott|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Sarah_Garriott|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} After earning her undergraduate degree, Garriot worked as a volunteer with AmeriCorps VISTA in New Mexico.{{Cite web|title=Sight Magazine - LIFESTORY: US PASTOR REV SARAH TRONE GARRIOTT - RUNNING FOR OFFICE IS A TEST OF FAITH|url=https://www.sightmagazine.com.au/columns/lifestory/14574-lifestory-us-pastor-rev-sarah-trone-garriott-running-for-office-is-a-test-of-faith|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.sightmagazine.com.au|date=22 January 2020 }}
Career
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. Garriott was elected to the Iowa Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 11, 2021.{{Cite web|title=Republicans expand majority in Iowa Legislature|url=https://www.weareiowa.com/article/news/politics/elections/iowa-statehouse-elections-races-2020-live-results-legislature/524-c3eebf89-4087-4c57-81b5-54cf937fad4e|access-date=2021-05-07|website=weareiowa.com|date=3 November 2020 |language=en-US}} Garriott is the ranking member of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee.{{Cite web|title=Senator Sarah Trone Garriott|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=89&personID=30551|access-date=2021-05-07|website=www.legis.iowa.gov}}
Personal life
Garriott is married to William Garriott, a professor at Drake University Law School. The couple have two sons.{{Cite web|title=Sarah Trone Garriott joins Faith Lutheran Church|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/local/clive/2014/01/07/sarah-trone-garriott-joins-faith-lutheran-church/4337729/|access-date=2021-05-07|website=Des Moines Register|language=en-US}}
References
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Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
Category:College of St. Scholastica alumni
Category:Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Category:Harvard Divinity School alumni
Category:Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago alumni
Category:Politicians from Minneapolis