Tom Coleman (Missouri politician)
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Earl Thomas Coleman (born May 29, 1943) is an American politician who represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1976 to 1993.
Education
He attended public schools and received a B.A. from William Jewell College in 1965 and an M.P.A. from Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, in 1969. He also received a J.D. from Washington University School of Law 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 U.S. Representative Jerry Litton, who represented Missouri'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 of Saint Joseph. Coleman won reelection every two years thereafter until 1992, when he was defeated for reelection by Democrat 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.
Later career
Coleman wrote an opinion piece in May 2019 declaring that the Trump presidency was illegitimate and that Trump and Mike Pence should be impeached. In August 2020, Coleman was one of 24 former Republican lawmakers to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on the opening day of the Republican National Convention.
He currently sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.
External links
- United States Congress. . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- on C-SPAN
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJerry Litton | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 6th congressional district 1976–1993 | Succeeded byPat Danner |
| Preceded byEdward Rell Madigan | Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee 1991–1993 | Succeeded byPat Roberts |
| U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial) | ||
| Preceded byDan Lipinskias Former U.S. Representative | Order of precedence of the United States as Former U.S. Representative | Succeeded byJo Ann Emersonas Former U.S. Representative |