Thomas M. Rees

Thomas M. Rees (1975)

Thomas Mankell Rees (born March 26, 1925 in Los Angeles , California , †  December 9, 2003 in Santa Cruz , California) was an American politician . Between 1965 and 1977 he represented the state of California in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Thomas Rees attended public schools in his home country as well as the Occidental College in Los Angeles, which he graduated in 1950. He then served in the US Army . After graduating from the University of California with a law degree and admission to the bar, he began working in the profession. He also became president of an export company. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1954 to 1962 he was a member of the California State Assembly ; between 1962 and 1965 he was a member of the State Senate . Between 1956 and 1968 he participated as a delegate at all Democratic National Conventions .

After the resignation of MP James Roosevelt , Rees was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the by-election due for the 26th seat of California , where he took up his new mandate on December 15, 1965. After five re-elections, he could remain in Congress until January 3, 1977 . Since 1975 he has represented the 23rd constituency of his state as the successor to Delwin Clawson  . During his time as a congressman, the Vietnam War and the Watergate Affair fell, among other things, as well as the final phase of the civil rights movement in domestic politics .

1976 Rees renounced another candidacy. He later became head of the City of San José Municipal Development Commission . He died on December 9, 2003 in Santa Cruz.

Web links

• Thomas M. Rees in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Thomas M. Rees in the database of Find a Grave (English)