Thomas Joseph Tauke (born October 11, 1950) is an American politician, lawyer, and corporate executive from Iowa.

Tauke represented the northeast corner of the state of Iowa (2nd district) as a Republican from 1979 to 1991, entering Congress as one of the youngest members.

From 1991 to 2013 he served as executive vice president for public affairs, policy and communications of Verizon.

As a spokesman for Verizon, one of the main opponents of the bill, Tauke has expressed his discontent with Net Neutrality.

[2][3] He resides in Alexandria, Virginia, with his wife Beverly and children Joseph and Elizabeth.