Tom Coleman (Missouri politician)
Tom Coleman | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 6th district | |
In office November 2, 1976 – January 3, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Jerry Litton |
Succeeded by | Pat Danner |
Member of the Missouri 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 May 29, 1943 Gladstone, Missouri, U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | William Jewell College (BA) New York University (MPA) Washington University (JD) |
Earl Thomas Coleman (born May 29, 1943) is an American politician who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1976–1993.[1]
Education[]
He attended public schools and received a B.A. from William Jewell College in 1965 and an M.P.A. from New York University's, Wagner School of Public Service, in 1969. He also received a J.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1969. He was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1969 and commenced practice in Kansas City.
Career[]
From 1969 to 1972 Coleman, a Republican, served as Missouri's State Assistant Attorney General. In 1972, he was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives, where he served until 1976. After the unexpected death of Congressman Jerry Litton, Coleman ran for, and won, the election succeeding him. He represented Missouri's 6th Congressional District, which encompasses northwestern Missouri, including a portion of Kansas City north of the Missouri River and the city of Saint Joseph. Coleman served in Congress until 1993, when he was ousted by Pat Danner, Litton's former district administrator. After leaving office he has worked for The Livingston Group, a lobbying organization founded by former Congressman Bob Livingston.[2]
Coleman wrote an opinion piece in May 2019 declaring that the Trump presidency was illegitimate and that Trump and Mike Pence should be impeached.[3]
References[]
- ^ "COLEMAN, Earl Thomas - Biographical Information". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "LittleSis: Earl Thomas Coleman". littlesis.org. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ By. "Former GOP Rep. Tom Coleman: Trump, Pence are illegitimate. Impeach them". kansascity.
External links[]
- United States Congress. "Tom Coleman (id: c000618)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- 1943 births
- Lawyers from Kansas City, Missouri
- Living people
- Members of the Missouri House of Representatives
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
- Missouri Republicans
- People from Gladstone, Missouri
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service alumni
- Washington University School of Law alumni
- William Jewell College alumni