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Thomas "Tom" J. Rielly (born 1966) is a former Iowa State Senator from the 38th district. A Democrat, he was elected to the Iowa Senate defeating Republican incumbent Neal Schuerer in 2004 with 14,670 votes (52%). 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.