Thomas F. "Tom" O'Mara is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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 member of the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

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, representing the 53rd senate district, which includes all of Chemung

Chemung County, New York

Chemung County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the 'Elmira, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area' which encompasses all of Chemung County. As of the 2010 census, the population was 88,830. Its name is derived from the name of a Delaware Indian village . Its...

, Schuyler

Schuyler County, New York

As of the census of 2000, there were 19,224 people, 7,374 households, and 5,191 families residing in the county. The population density was 58 people per square mile . There were 9,181 housing units at an average density of 28 per square mile...

, Steuben

Steuben County, New York

Steuben County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 98,990. Its name is in honor of Baron von Steuben, a German general who fought on the American side in the American Revolutionary War, though it is not pronounced the same...

 and Yates

Yates County, New York

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 counties, and a portion of Tompkins County

Tompkins County, New York

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 (the city and town of Ithaca

Ithaca, New York

The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...

, and the towns of Enfield

Enfield, New York

Enfield is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 3,369 at the 2000 census.The Town of Enfield is located on the western border of the county and is west of Ithaca.- History :...

, Newfield

Newfield, New York

Newfield is a town in Tompkins County, New York, United States. The population was 5,108 at the 2000 census. The town's name is derived from the many unoccupied tracts of land that were once in the town....

 and Ulysses

Ulysses, New York

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).

O'Mara was raised in Horseheads, New York

Horseheads (village), New York

Horseheads is a village in Chemung County, New York, USA. The population was 6,461 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from the number of bleached skulls of pack horses left behind by the Sullivan Expedition....

. He holds a B.A. from Catholic University of America and a Juris Doctorate from Syracuse University College of Law

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. He served as the Chemung County District Attorney and County Attorney, as well as Assistant District Attorney within the Chemung County DA's office. He has also served as the Assistant District Attorney in New York County.

He was first elected to the New York State Assembly

New York State Assembly

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 in 2004, representing assembly district 137, which comprises Chemung County and Schuyler County, as well as portions of Tioga County

Tioga County, New York

As of the census of 2010, there were 51,125 people residing in the county, with 22,203 housing units, of these 20,350 occupied, 1,853 vacant. The population density was 98 people per square mile...

. He served three two-year terms.

O'Mara was elected to the 53rd District seat in the New York State Senate

New York State Senate

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 in November 2010, surviving a primary challenge from fellow Assemblyman James Bacalles

James Bacalles

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 and defeating Democrat Pamela Mackesey. He took office in January 2011.

He is a member of the law firm Davidson & O'Mara in Elmira. He and his wife Marilyn have three children and reside in Big Flats, New York

Big Flats, New York

Big Flats, New York may refer to:* Big Flats , New York in Chemung County* Big Flats , New York, a Census-Designated Place within the Town of Big Flats...

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External links

• Official New York State Senate Website
• Tom O'Mara For New York Official campaign website.