Tom Coleman | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's6th district | |
| In office November 2, 1976 – January 3, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jerry Litton |
| Succeeded by | Pat Danner |
| Member of theMissouri House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
| In office January 1973 – November 2, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Howard Hines |
| Succeeded by | David Christian |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Earl Thomas Coleman (1943-05-29)May 29, 1943 (age 82) Gladstone, Missouri, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | William Jewell College (BA) New York University (MPA) Washington University in St. Louis (JD) |
Earl Thomas Coleman (born May 29, 1943) is an American politician who representedMissouri in theUnited States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1993.[1]
He attended public schools and received aB.A. fromWilliam Jewell College in 1965 and anM.P.A. fromWagner Graduate School of Public Service, in 1969. He also received aJ.D. fromWashington University School of Law in 1969. He was admitted to theMissouri Bar in 1969 and commenced practice inKansas City.
From 1969 to 1972, Coleman, aRepublican, served as Missouri's State Assistant Attorney General. In 1972, he was elected to theMissouri House of Representatives, where he served until 1976. After the unexpected death of U.S. RepresentativeJerry Litton, who representedMissouri's 6th congressional district, Coleman was elected to succeed him. Coleman's district encompassed northwestern Missouri, including a portion of Kansas City north of the Missouri River and the city ofSaint Joseph. Coleman won reelection every two years thereafter until1992, when he was defeated for reelection by DemocratPat Danner, Litton's former district administrator.
After leaving office, he has worked forThe Livingston Group, a lobbying organization founded by former CongressmanBob Livingston.[2]
Coleman wrote an opinion piece in May 2019 declaring that the Trump presidency was illegitimate and that Trump andMike Pence should be impeached.[3] In August 2020, Coleman was one of 24 former Republican lawmakers to endorse Democratic presidential nomineeJoe Biden on the opening day of theRepublican National Convention.[4]
He currently sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.[5]
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromMissouri's 6th congressional district 1976–1993 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Ranking Member of theHouse Agriculture Committee 1991–1993 | Succeeded by |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byas Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byas Former U.S. Representative |
