Tom O'Halleran | |
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Senior Advisor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service | |
Assumed office June 7, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Position created |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona's 1st district | |
In office January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ann Kirkpatrick |
Succeeded by | Eli Crane |
Member of the Arizona Senate from the 1st district | |
In office January 8, 2007 – January 5, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ken Bennett |
Succeeded by | Steve Pierce |
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives | |
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007 Serving with James Sedillo, Lucy Mason | |
Preceded by | Joe Hart John Verkamp |
Succeeded by | Andy Tobin |
Constituency | 2nd district (2001–2003) 1st district (2003–2007) |
Personal details | |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | January 24, 1946
Political party | Republican (before 2014) Independent (2014–2015) Democratic (2015–present) |
Spouse |
Patricia Smeaton (m. 1969) |
Thomas Charles O'Halleran (/oʊˈhælərən/; born January 24, 1946) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district from 2017 to 2023. Beginning his political career as a Republican, he was the Arizona state senator from the 1st district from 2007 to 2009. In 2015, he became a member of the Democratic Party. He also served as the chair of communications for the Blue Dog Coalition. On June 7, 2023, he was appointed as a senior advisor to the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the Joe Biden administration.[1]