Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st district
Taking office
January 3, 2017
Succeeding Ann Kirkpatrick
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 1st district
In office
2007–2009
Preceded by Ken Bennett
Succeeded by Steve Pierce
Personal details
Born (1946-01-24) January 24, 1946
Chicago, Illinois
Political party Democratic (2015–present)
Independent (2014-2015)
Republican (until 2014)
Spouse(s) Pat
Profession Police Officer, Small Business Owner, Radio Show Host
Religion Roman Catholic

Tom O'Halleran is a Democratic politician from Arizona who is the member-elect for Arizona's 1st congressional district.

O'Halleran formerly served as a Republican in the Arizona State Legislature. He represented the 1st District in the Senate from 2007 to 2009, but was unseated by primary challenger Steve Pierce during the 2008 election cycle. Prior to that, he served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2001 through 2006. O'Halleran is a former Chicago, Illinois police officer.[1]

In 2014 he resigned from the Republican Party, citing the party's policies on education, water and child welfare as reasons for his departure. He then stood for election in the 1st District as an Independent, losing by 3%.[2]

After leaving the Arizona State Legislature, O'Halleran hosted a radio show in Sedona.[3]

2016 U.S. House campaign

On August 6, 2015, O'Halleran announced his candidacy as a Democrat for Arizona's 1st congressional district.[4]

In May 2016, O'Halleran was named to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue list, naming him a priority race for the group.[5]

O'Halleran won the Democratic primary on August 30, 2016, against Miguel Olivas.[6] He faced Republican Paul Babeu and Green Party candidate Ray Parrish[7] in the general election on November 8, 2016.[8] O'Halleran defeated Babeu, receiving 51% of the vote to Babeu's 44%.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Meet Tom - Tom O'Halleran for Congress". www.tomohalleran.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  2. ↑ "Tom O'Halleran". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Bell, David (August 7, 2015). "Former state Rep. O'Halleran joins CD1 candidate field". Eastern Arizona Courier. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "O'Halleran announces candidacy in 1st Congressional District". Arizona Capitol Times. Associated Press. August 5, 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Red to Blue - DCCC". Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  6. ↑ Reagan, Kevin (August 3, 2016). "Bennett joins Babeu in pledging to term limits". Arizona City Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Ray Parrish | azvoterguide.com". 2016.azvoterguide.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  8. ↑ http://kjzz.org/content/358303/its-republican-paul-babeu-and-democrat-tom-ohalleran-monstrous-cd-1-race
  9. ↑ "Democrat Tom O'Halleran defeats Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu in CD-1". ABC 15. November 8, 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.

External links

Arizona Senate
Preceded by
Ken Bennett		 Member of the Arizona Senate for the 1st District
2007 – 2009 		Succeeded by
Steve Pierce


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