Thomas Fisher Railsback

US Representative from Illinois

Tom Railsback, an eight-term Illinois congressman who forged what he called a “fragile bipartisan coalition” between his fellow Republicans and the Democratic majority on the House Judiciary Committee in 1974 to draft articles of impeachment against President Richard M. Nixon, died on Monday January 20 2020 in Mesa, Ariz. He was 87. A Representative from Illinois; born in Moline, Rock Island County, Ill., January 22, 1932; attended the public schools of Moline, Ill.; B.A., Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1954; J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago, Ill., 1957; United States Army, 1957-1959; admitted to the bar in 1957; lawyer, private practice; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1962-1966; elected as a Republican to the Ninetieth and to the seven succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1967-January 3, 1983); was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1982; died on January 20, 2020, in Mesa, Ariz. Tom Railsback received a bachelor’s degree from Grinnell College in Iowa in 1954, graduated from Northwestern University School of Law in 1957 and served in the Army from 1957 to 1959. After leaving Congress, Mr. Railsback became a lobbyist, including as executive vice president of the Motion Picture Association of America and Washington coordinator for the Federal Judges Association. His marriage to Patricia Sloan in 1955 ended in divorce. He is survived by his second wife, Joyelyn (Silver) Railsback; four daughters from his first marriage, Kathy, Maggie and Lisa Railsback and Julie Hilden; and 19 grandchildren.

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Donor	Common Recipients
David Bockorny	Dennis Hastert, Mary Bono Mack, Jim Bunning, John Dingell, Ray H LaHood, Don Young, George William Gekas, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ted Stevens, Republican Leader's Fund
Thomas A Davis	Dennis Hastert, Mary Bono Mack, Jim Bunning, Ken Calvert, Ray H LaHood, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bob Dole, Michael Flanagan, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ted Stevens
James C Kenny	Dennis Hastert, Ray H LaHood, Don Young, Bob Dole, Michael Flanagan, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Mark Baker, Ted Stevens
Daniel Mattoon	Dennis Hastert, Mary Bono Mack, Ken Calvert, John Dingell, Ray H LaHood, Don Young, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mark Baker
Robert Stuart Jr	Dennis Hastert, Jim Bunning, Ray H LaHood, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, Michael Flanagan, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Mark Baker
Ronald J Gidwitz	Dennis Hastert, Jim Bunning, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, Michael Flanagan, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mark Baker, Ted Stevens
Edward C Levy Jr	Dennis Hastert, Jim Bunning, John Dingell, Don Young, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ted Stevens
Bryce L Harlow	Mary Bono Mack, Jim Bunning, Ray H LaHood, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ted Stevens, Republican Leader's Fund
William D Smithburg	Dennis Hastert, Jim Bunning, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, Michael Flanagan, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mark Baker, Ted Stevens
James G Gidwitz	Jim Bunning, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, Michael Flanagan, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Mark Baker, Ted Stevens
Duane R Roberts	Mary Bono Mack, Jim Bunning, Ken Calvert, Don Young, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, George William Gekas, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ted Stevens
Susan Molinari	Dennis Hastert, Mary Bono Mack, Jim Bunning, Ken Calvert, Don Young, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, George William Gekas, National Republican Congressional Committee
Robert Henry Michel	Dennis Hastert, Mary Bono Mack, Jim Bunning, Ray H LaHood, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mark Baker
Sam Fox	Dennis Hastert, Jim Bunning, Henry John Hyde, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Ted Stevens
Robert Mazer	Dennis Hastert, Jim Bunning, Ray H LaHood, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Ted Stevens
Michael Keiser	Jim Bunning, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, Michael Flanagan, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Mark Baker
James E Smith	Dennis Hastert, Jim Bunning, Henry John Hyde, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, George William Gekas, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee
Charles R. Black	Mary Bono Mack, Jim Bunning, Don Young, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld
T Boone Pickens	Jim Bunning, Don Young, Henry John Hyde, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld, Ted Stevens
Nicholas Calio	Dennis Hastert, Mary Bono Mack, Ken Calvert, Eugene Clay Shaw Jr, Bob Dole, National Republican Congressional Committee, Bill Weld

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Types	Person, Political Candidate, Elected Representative, Lobbyist
Gender	Male
Birthday	Jan 22 '32
Date of death	Jan 20 '20
Aliases	Thomas F Railsback

Thomas Fisher Railsback

US Representative from Illinois

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