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 1966 to 1977.

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Thomas Rees
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California
In office January 10, 1966 – 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[1]
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	(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

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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.

Rees was elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-ninth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of United States Representative James Roosevelt, and re-elected to the five succeeding Congresses (January 10, 1966 – January 3, 1977). He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-fifth Congress in 1976. He served as president of Community Development and Management in San Jose, California.

After Congress, he lived in Scotts Valley. He died on December 9, 2003, in Santa Cruz, California.