Tom O'Halleran

Tom O'Halleran
Senior Advisor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service
Incumbent
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	(1946-01-24) January 24, 1946 (age 78) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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]