Attorney and Missouri state legislator elected to 17 terms in US Congress beginning in 1976. Conservative "Blue Dog" Democrat; consistently anti-abortion rights, anti-gay rights, pro-death penalty, pro-gun rights. Supported 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, 1991 Gulf War resolution, 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), 2001 USA PATRIOT Act, 2002 Iraq War resolution, 2008 Wall Street bailout, 2008 GM/Chrysler bailout, 2009 economic stimulus; opposed 1998-99 Clinton impeachment, 2010 health care reform. Defeated in 2010 election and succeeded in Congress by Vicky Hartzler.
[1] Christian First Church, Lexington, MO (Disciples of Christ).
Wife: Susan Anding Skelton ("Susie", m. 1961, d. 23-Aug-2005 heart attack)
Son: Isaac Newton Skelton V ("Ike")
Son: James Anding Skelton
Son: H. Page Skelton
Father: Isaac Newton Skelton III
Military School: Wentworth Military Academy, Lexington, MO (attended)
High School: Lexington High School, Lexington, MO (1949)
University: BA, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (1953)
Scholar: University of Edinburgh
Law School: LLB, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO (1956)
Husch Blackwell LLP Partner
US Congressman, Missouri 4th (1977-2011)
Missouri State Senate (1971-77)
Missouri State Official Special Asst. Attorney General, Missouri (1961-63)
Missouri State Official Prosecuting Attorney, Lafayette County, MO (1957-60)
Eagle Scout
Distinguished Eagle Scout Award
Benevolent & Protective Order of the Elks
Boy Scouts of America
Freemasonry Lexington Lodge #149
Lions Club
Missouri Bar Association
National Student Leadership Conference Honorary Board of Advisors
Alpha Phi Omega Fraternity 1951
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Phi Beta Kappa Society
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Risk Factors: Polio
Author of books:
Whispers of Warriors (2004, essays on military policy)
AKA Isaac Newton Skelton IV