Thomas J. Rielly (born 1966) is a former Iowa State Senator from the
38th district. A
Democrat, he was elected to the
Iowa Senate defeating Republican incumbent
Neal Schuerer
Neal Schuerer (born November 16, 1954) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.
Schuerer was born in Amana, Iowa. He attended Central College and is a restaurateur. A Republican, he served in the Iowa State Senate from 1997 to 2005 (30t ...
in 2004 with 14,670 votes (52%).
2006 Iowa State Senate election data
/ref> In 2013 he retired and challenger Republican Tim Kapucian won the open seat against Shelley Parbs.
Rielly had served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce committee; the Economic Growth committee; the Local Government committee; the Agriculture committee, where he is vice chair; and the Transportation committee, where he is chair.
References
External links
Senator Tom Rielly
''official Iowa Legislature site''
Senator Tom Rielly
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
State Senator Tom Rielly
''official constituency site''
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Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1966 births
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