Tom O'Halleran

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.

[9] In May 2016, O'Halleran was named to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue list, indicating that his race was a priority for the group.

[11] He defeated Republican Paul Babeu and Green Party candidate Ray Parrish[12] in the general election[13] with 51% of the vote.

[19] O'Halleran lost to Crane in the general election, winning only in the district's most Democratic counties, Coconino and Apache.

He voted in support of a resolution calling for Vice President Mike Pence to use the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution to remove Trump from office.

[29] O'Halleran opposed the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, calling it "a mammoth setback for women, families and our nation.

"[30] According to On the Issues, in 2008 O'Halleran introduced HB 2613, an act that would give businesses using renewable energy property tax incentives.

[33] After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, O'Halleran, who had long supported expanded background checks but opposed an assault-weapon ban, suggested he might shift toward a stronger position on gun control.

[35] In April 2017, O'Halleran criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions's tougher new guidelines on expelling illegal immigrants who belong to criminal gangs.

[41] On June 7, 2023, O'Halleran was named Senior Advisor for the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

O'Halleran at the 2018 Arizona Manufacturing Summit in Phoenix, Arizona
O'Halleran meeting with the Navajo Nation Housing Authority in 2020