Tom Adelson

Tom Adelson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate
from the 33rd district
In office
November 2004 – November 2012
Preceded byPenny Williams
Succeeded byNathan Dahm
Oklahoma Secretary of Health
In office
2003–2004
GovernorBrad Henry
Preceded byHoward Hendrick
As Secretary of Health and Human Services
Succeeded byTerry Cline
Personal details
Born1965
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
SpouseBernadette Adelson
Residence(s)Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alma materStanford University,
Dedman School of Law
ProfessionAttorney,
educator,
public administration

Tom Adelson is an American politician from Oklahoma. He was an Oklahoma State Senator representing the 33rd Senate District, located in Tulsa County, from 2004 to 2012. Adelson is a Democrat who was first elected in 2004. Prior to his election, Adelson served Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry's first Oklahoma Secretary of Health from 2003 to 2004.

Adelson was the Democratic nominee for mayor of Tulsa in the 2009 election, but lost the general election to Republican nominee Dewey F. Bartlett Jr.

Adelson currently serves as the Vice President for Innovation at The University of Tulsa.[1]

  1. ^ "Executive staff, The University of Tulsa", Retrieved 2022-11-10.