Early Life, Education and Career
Tiahrt was born in Vermillion, South Dakota, the son of Marcine (née Steele) and Wilbur E. Tiahrt. He attended and earned a bachelor's degree from Evangel College and received an M.B.A. from Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield. He worked for Boeing, where he worked on numerous government contracts, from 1981 until his election to Congress.
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