Tom Luken
| Tom Luken | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's first district | |
| In office March 5, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | William J. Keating |
| Succeeded by | Bill Gradison |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's second district | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Donald D. Clancy |
| Succeeded by | Bill Gradison |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's first district | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Gradison |
| Succeeded by | Charlie Luken |
| Mayor of Cincinnati | |
| In office 1971–1972 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Gradison |
| Succeeded by | Ted Berry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1925 Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | Charlie Luken |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University Xavier University Salmon P. Chase College of Law |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service/branch | United States Marine Corps |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
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Thomas Andrew Luken (born July 9, 1925, Cincinnati, Ohio) is a politician of the Democratic Party from Ohio.
Luken received his high school diploma in 1942 from Purcell High School. During the Second World War, Luken served as a U.S. Marine. In 1947, he earned a bachelor of arts degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, after having earned some credits at Bowling Green State University. In 1950, he earned a law degree at the Salmon P. Chase Law School at Northern Kentucky University and began practising law.
From 1955 to 1961, Luken served as solicitor for the city of Deer Park, Ohio. He was then appointed United States District Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, in which he served from 1961 to 1964. He served on the Cincinnati city council from 1964 to 1967 and from 1969 to 1974. He also was the mayor of Cincinnati from 1971 to 1972.
In 1974, Luken won a special election in the Cincinnati-based 1st congressional district to fill out the term of William J. Keating, a Republican who resigned from his seat. However, he was defeated later that year in his bid for a full term by Republican Bill Gradison, who had preceded him as mayor of Cincinnati. In 1976, Luken ran in the neighboring 2nd district and unseated Republican incumbent Donald D. Clancy, beginning service in 1977 (95th Congress). He was reelected six times, all by large margins. He was only the second Democrat to represent a significant portion of Cincinnati for more than one term in the 20th century.
In 1983, Luken and Gradison swapped districts as a result of the 1980 census, with Luken's district being renumbered as the 1st District. He did not run for an eighth term in 1990, opting instead to retire in favor of his son, Cincinnati mayor Charlie Luken, who won a term to his father's former seat.
Tom's brother, Jim Luken, was a labor leader and also served as a Cincinnati mayor.
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