Tom Rielly should not be confused with Thomas Reilly (disambiguation).
| Thomas J. Rielly | |
| State Senate: | Iowa |
| District: | 38th |
| Term Start: | January 10, 2005 |
| Term End: | January 13, 2013 |
| Preceded: | Neal Schuerer |
| Succeeded: | Tim Kapucian |
| Birth Place: | Oskaloosa, Iowa |
| Party: | Democrat |
| Occupation: | Insurance salesman |
| Residence: | Oskaloosa, Iowa |
Thomas J. Rielly (born 1966) is a former Iowa State Senator from the 38th district.[1] A Democrat, he was elected to the Iowa Senate defeating Republican incumbent Neal Schuerer in 2004 with 14,670 votes (52%).[2] 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.