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.
Early life and education
Garriott was born in
Minneapolis. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the
College of St. Scholastica
The College of St. Scholastica (CSS) is a private Benedictine college in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded in 1912 by a group of pioneering Benedictine Sisters, today St. Scholastica educates almost 4,000 students annually and has graduated more than 29, ...
, a Master of Theological Studies from the
Harvard Divinity School, and a Master of Divinity from the
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago.
After earning her undergraduate degree, Garriot worked as a volunteer with
AmeriCorps VISTA in
New Mexico.
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
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, formerly Children's Memorial Hospital and commonly known as Lurie Children's, is a nationally ranked pediatric acute care children's hospital located in Chicago, Illinois. The hospital ha ...
in
Chicago. She later worked as a pastor at Lutheran churches in
Bergton, Virginia and
Clive, Iowa. Since 2017, Garriott has worked as the director 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. Garriott is the ranking member of the Senate Natural Resources and Environment Committee.
Personal life
Garriott is married to William Garriott, a professor at the
Drake University Law School. The couple have two sons.
References
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People from Minneapolis
College of St. Scholastica alumni
Harvard Divinity School alumni
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago alumni
Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Women state legislators in Iowa
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century American women