Vilsack was elected mayor of Mount Pleasant in 1987 and won a seat in the state Senate five years later.

• 萨拉萨尔现年53岁，民主党人，是出生于科罗拉多州的墨西哥裔美国人，先后就读于科罗拉多学院和密歇根大学法学院，毕业后从事律师工作。