Tom Coleman (Missouri politician)

Not to be confused with Earl Coleman (singer).

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 (1943-05-29) May 29, 1943 Gladstone, Missouri, U.S.
Political 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 represented Missouri in the United States House of Representatives from 1976–1993.

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 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 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.

Coleman wrote an opinion piece in May 2019 declaring that the Trump presidency was illegitimate and that Trump and Mike Pence should be impeached.

He currently sits on the bipartisan advisory board of States United Democracy Center.

External links

• Tom Coleman at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Appearances on C-SPAN

Missouri House of Representatives
Preceded by Howard Hines	Member of the Missouri House of Representatives from the 21st district 1973–1976	Succeeded by David Christian
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Jerry Litton	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 6th congressional district 1976–1993	Succeeded by Pat Danner
Preceded by Edward Rell Madigan	Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee 1991–1993	Succeeded by Pat Roberts
United States order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by Terry Everett as Former US Representative	Order of precedence of the United States as Former US Representative	Succeeded by Jo Ann Emerson as Former US Representative