Thomas John Oliverson (born June 8, 1972)[1] is an American politician and anesthesiologist who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 130.
A 2000 graduate of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston,[2] Oliverson is affiliated with U.S. Anesthesia Partners, which operates more than one thousand anesthesiology groups in Texas.
In 2015, Oliverson and his wife, Jennifer, were named to the inaugural committee of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, the presiding officer of the Texas State Senate.
[8] Despite the overall Democratic sweep of Harris County, Oliverson handily won his second term in the state House in the general election held on November 6, 2018.
[10] In 2021, during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Oliverson called for rescinding rules on mask requirements in the Texas legislature chamber.