Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran
Senior Advisor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Assumed office
June 7, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byPosition created
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st district
In office
January 3, 2017 – January 3, 2023
Preceded byAnn Kirkpatrick
Succeeded byEli Crane
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 5, 2009
Preceded byKen Bennett
Succeeded bySteve Pierce
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byJoe Hart
John Verkamp
Succeeded byAndy Tobin
Constituency2nd district (2001–2003)
1st district (2003–2007)
Personal details
Born (1946-01-24) January 24, 1946 (age 78)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (before 2014)
Independent (2014–2015)
Democratic (2015–present)
Spouse
Patricia Smeaton
(m. 1969)

Thomas Charles O'Halleran (/ˈhælərən/; 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]

  1. ^ Daily Kos Elections Staff. "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 6/7". Daily Kos. Kos Media, LLC. Retrieved 8 June 2023.