Editing Todd Tiahrt (section)

==Early life, education and career==
Tiahrt was born in [[Vermillion, South Dakota|Vermillion]], [[South Dakota]], the son of Marcine (née Steele) and Wilbur E. Tiahrt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~battle/reps/tiahrt.htm|title=Profile|website=Freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com|access-date=2017-02-25}}</ref> He attended the [[South Dakota School of Mines and Technology]] where he played football as a running back.<ref>{{Cite news|date=October 30, 2020|title=Mines to honor 1970 Hardrocker SDIC champions|work=Rapid City Journal|url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/mines-to-honor-1970-hardrocker-sdic-champions/article_ea5656f4-489d-51cb-aff6-8672cd394f77.html}}</ref> He went on to earn a bachelor's degree from [[Evangel University|Evangel College]] in 1975, and received a [[Master of Business Administration|M.B.A.]] from [[Southwest Missouri State University]] in 1989. He was a teacher at [[Newman University, Wichita|Kansas Newman College]] and Evangel College and worked for [[Boeing]] as a proposal manager.<ref name="bioguide">{{cite web|title=TIAHRT, Todd (1951-)|url=https://bioguideretro.congress.gov/Home/MemberDetails?memIndex=T000260|website=[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]}}</ref>