Thomas M. Rees

Tom Rees
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office December 15, 1965 – January 3, 1977
Preceded by	James Roosevelt
Succeeded by	Anthony Beilenson
Constituency	26th district (1965–75) 23rd district (1975–77)
Member of the California Senate from the 38th district
In office January 7, 1963 - January 9, 1966
Preceded by	Richard B. Richards
Succeeded by	Clair Burgener
Member of the California State Assembly from the 59th district
In office January 3, 1955 – January 7, 1963
Preceded by	Charles W. Lyon
Succeeded by	Anthony Beilenson
Personal details
Born	Thomas Markell Rees (1925-03-26)March 26, 1925 Los Angeles, California
Died	December 9, 2003(2003-12-09) (aged 78) Santa Cruz, California
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Occidental College (B.A. 1950) University of California Law School (J.D. 1951)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

Thomas Mankell "Tom" Rees (March 26, 1925 – December 9, 2003) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1965 to 1977.

Early life and career

Born in Los Angeles, California, Rees was educated in local public schools. In 1950, he received a B.A. from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. Beginning in 1951, he attended the University of California Law School. He served in the United States Army and was a lawyer in private practice.

He served as president of Compania del Pacifico, a Latin American export firm. He served as a member of the California State Assembly from 1955 to 1963, the California Senate from 1963 to 1966, and as a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968.

Congress

Rees was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of James Roosevelt, and re-elected to the five succeeding Congresses (December 15, 1965 – January 3, 1977). He did not seek reelection in 1976.

Death

After Congress, Rees lived in Scotts Valley, in Santa Cruz County. He served as president of Community Development and Management in San Jose, California. Rees died on December 9, 2003, in Santa Cruz, California.

Electoral history

1965 special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Rees		59.4
	Republican	Edward M. Marshall		40.6
Total votes			{{{votes}}}	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)	103,289	62.3
	Republican	Irving Teichner	62,441	37.7
Total votes			165,730	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1968

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)	132,447	65.5
	Republican	Irving Teichner	63,393	31.3
	Peace and Freedom	Jack Weinberg	6,394	3.2
Total votes			202,234	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1970

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)	130,499	71.3
	Republican	Nathaniel Jay Friedman	47,260	25.8
	Peace and Freedom	Lewis B. McCammon	3,677	2.0
	American Independent	Howard E. Hallinan	1,639	0.9
Total votes			183,075	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

United States House of Representatives elections, 1972

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Rees (incumbent)	160,932	68.6
	Republican	Philip Robert Rutta	65,473	27.9
	Peace and Freedom	Mike Timko	8,094	3.5
Total votes			234,499	100.0
Turnout
	Democratic hold

1974 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas M. Rees	119,239	71.4%
	Republican	Jack E. Roberts	47,615	28.6%
Total votes			166,854	100.0%
Turnout
	Democratic hold

References

• United States Congress. "Thomas M. Rees (id: R000134)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

External links

• Join California Thomas M. Rees

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress