Sarah Trone Garriott

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]

Sarah Trone Garriott
Member of the Iowa Senate
Incumbent
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)

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.^[2] After earning her undergraduate degree, Garriot worked as a volunteer with AmeriCorps VISTA in New Mexico.^[3]

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.^[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]

Personal life

Garriott is married to William Garriott, a professor at Drake University.^[6] The couple have two sons.^[7]