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Tom Railsback (Thomas Fisher Railsback) was born on 22 January, 1932 in Moline, Illinois, U.S., is an American politician and lawyer (1932–2020). Discover Tom Railsback's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As Thomas Fisher Railsback
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Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 22 January, 1932
Birthday 22 January
Birthplace Moline, Illinois, U.S.
Date of death 2020
Died Place Mesa, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1932

Thomas Fisher Railsback (January 22, 1932 – January 20, 2020) was an American politician and lawyer who served eight terms in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983 for Illinois's 19th congressional district.

Railsback was born on January 22, 1932, in Moline, Illinois, to municipal lawyer Fred Railsback and Elizabeth (Johnson) Railsback.

1954

He attended public schools in Moline, received a B.A. from Grinnell College in 1954, and received a J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago in 1957.

1955

Railsback married Patricia Sloan in 1955, and they had four daughters.

The marriage ended in divorce.

Railsback later married Joyelyn (Silver) Railsback, known as Joye.

He had 19 grandchildren.

Railsback retired to Idaho, where he and his wife lived in McCall and Meridian.

1957

He served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959.

1962

In November 1962 Railsback was elected as a Republican to the Illinois House of Representatives.

1966

Four years later, in the 1966 election, he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating the Democratic incumbent Gale Schisler.

Although inspired to enter politics by the staunchly conservative Barry Goldwater, Railsback was a moderate Republican while in the House.

1969

Railsback and his Democratic colleague Walter Flowers led what Railsback called a "fragile bipartisan coalition" which crafted two articles of impeachment against Nixon, charging him with: obstruction of justice in attempting to impede the investigation of the Watergate break-in and abuse of power by misusing the authority of the office of the presidency on multiple occasions, dating back to the first year of his administration (1969).

He, along with five other Republicans (out of the 17 on the committee), voted with all 21 Democrats in advancing these articles to the House floor.

1973

A longtime member of the House Committee on the Judiciary, he participated in the 1973–74 impeachment process against President Richard Nixon.

1974

A member of the Republican Party, he sat on the House Judiciary Committee, which in 1974, voted to refer articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon to the full House.

In an emotional July 24, 1974 speech on the House floor, he said that his obligations to uphold the Constitution superseded his personal loyalties to Nixon, a friend who Railsback praised as having many significant achievements.

Support for Nixon's impeachment among congressional Republicans was the key factor leading to Nixon's decision to resign his office the next month.

Despite the vitriol voiced against him by pro-Nixon commentators and constituents, he went on to be re-elected four more times.

While in the House, Railsback had a key role in the passage of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.

1977

Railsback was a mentor to Raymond H. LaHood, who worked for Railsback from 1977 to 1982 before becoming a U.S. Representative himself, and later U.S. Secretary of Transportation in the Obama administration.

After leaving Congress, Railsback worked as a lobbyist.

He was executive vice president of the Motion Picture Association of America and also worked for the Federal Judges Association as its Washington coordinator.

1979

In 1979, he and Wisconsin Democrat David Obey co-sponsored legislation to reduce the influence of political action committees in election spending.

He opposed Ronald Reagan's effort to abolish and eliminate funding for the Legal Services Corporation, which provided legal aid to poor Americans.

1980

In 1980, Railsback was one of three U.S. House members, along with future Vice President Dan Quayle of Indiana and Tom Evans of Delaware, involved in the controversial Florida golfing trip with lobbyist Paula Parkinson.

1982

In 1982, however, Illinois had lost two districts in reapportionment after the 1980 census, and through redistricting, Railsback's district (now renumbered as the 17th District) changed in composition to become significantly more conservative.

He was defeated for renomination in the 1982 Republican primary by a considerably more conservative Republican, State Senator Kenneth G. McMillan.

McMillan was defeated by Democrat Lane Evans in November.

1988

Parkinson told Larry King in 1988 that she had a "brief" and "fun" affair with Railsback.

Over eight terms in office, Railsback had established strong political support in his district; the Washington Post noted that "He took what might have been a marginal district—a mixture of rural Republican counties and a labor stronghold in Moline-Rock Island—and built a secure political base by salting his GOP voting record with support for civil rights and some labor positions."

2020

He died on January 20, 2020, in Mesa, Arizona, after a period of declining health.