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]
