Background
Tauke, Thomas Joseph was born on October 11, 1950 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph A. and Esther M. (Reicher) Tauke.
representative company executive
Tauke, Thomas Joseph was born on October 11, 1950 in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Son of Joseph A. and Esther M. (Reicher) Tauke.
Bachelor magna cum laude, Loras College, 1972. Juris Doctor, University Iowa, 1974.
Member Curnan, Fitzsimmons, Schilling and Tauke, Dubuque, 1976-1979, Iowa General Assembly, 1975-1979, United States Congress from 2nd Iowa district, 1979—1991. Vice president government affairs New York-New England Exchange, Washington, 1991—1997, executive vice president government affairs, 1991—1997. Senior vice president government relations Bell Atlantic Corporation, 1997—2000.
Senior vice president public policy & external affairs Verizon Communications, Inc., 2000, executive vice president public affairs, policy and communications, since 2004. Delaware Republican National Convention, 1976. Chairman 2nd Congressional District of Iowa Republican Party, 1974-1977.
Member Iowa Republican Central Committee, 1974-1977. Chairman Dubuque County Republican Party, 1972-1974.
Member pastoral council Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque, 1971-1973. Trustee Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Member American Bar Association, Iowa Bar Association, Dubuque County Bar Association, Dubuque Chamber of Commerce, Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce Clubs: Rotary, Junipera Serra.
Married Beverly Tauke, 2 children.