Tom Hancock

{{Short description|American politician}}

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| image = Tom Hancock - Official Portrait - 83rd GA.jpg

| caption=Hancock in January 2009

| name =Tom Hancock

| state_senate =Iowa

| district =16th

| term_start =January 10, 2005

| term_end =January 13, 2013

| preceded =Julie Hosch

| succeeded =Dick Dearden

| birth_date =February 3, 1948

| birth_place =Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date ={{death date and age|2016|1|31|1948|2|3}}

| death_place =Dubuque, Iowa, U.S.

| party =Democrat

| spouse =Coleen

| relations =

| children =1 child

| residence =Epworth, Iowa

| alma_mater =

| occupation =United States Postal Service, retired

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Thomas L. Hancock (February 3, 1948 – January 31, 2016) was an American politician who was Iowa State Senator from the 16th District. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2005. He retired from the United States Postal Service after 31 years and was a member of the Epworth Volunteer Fire Department.

Hancock served on several committees in the Iowa Senate: the Agriculture committee; the Appropriations committee; the Environment and Energy Independence committee; the Judiciary committee; the Transportation committee; and the Natural Resources committee, where he was vice chair. He also served as chair of the Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee.

Hancock was last re-elected in 2008 with 17,129 votes, defeating Republican opponent Dave McLaughlin.{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf|title=Iowa Secretary of State - Paul D. Pate|publisher=}} He died of an apparent heart attack on January 31, 2016, in Dubuque.{{cite web|url=http://www.reifffuneralhomeinc.com/home/index.cfm?action=public%3Aobituaries.view&id=3582264gmail&fh_id=11756|title=Obituary - Thomas L. Hancock of Epworth , Iowa - |publisher=Reiff Funeral Home}}