Where was Tom O'Halleran educated from 1991 to 1992?
Tom OHalleran Thomas Charles OHalleran ( ; born January 24 , 1946 ) is an American politician serving as the U.S . Representative for since 2017 . 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 serves as the Chair of Communications for the Blue Dog Caucus . Early life and education . OHalleran was born and raised in Chicago , Illinois and graduated from Providence St . Mel School . He attended Lewis University for one year before joining the Chicago Police Department . OHalleran later attended DePaul University for one year . Early career . OHalleran served with the Chicago Police Department from 1966 to 1975 . He then became a member of the Chicago Board of Trade , operating his own futures trading business with a focus in futures contracts on 10-year U.S . Treasury notes . Arizona Legislature . OHalleran , then a Republican , served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007 . He then served in the Arizona State Senate , representing the 1st district from 2007 to 2009 . In a 2008 primary election , he was unseated by Steve Pierce . After leaving the Arizona State Legislature , OHalleran hosted a radio show on KAZM in Sedona . In 2014 he left the Republican Party , citing its policies on education , water , and child welfare as reasons for his resignation . He then ran for the 6th district seat of the State Senate as an independent , losing by 3% . U.S . House of Representatives . Elections . - 2016 On August 6 , 2015 , OHalleran announced his candidacy as a Democrat for Arizonas 1st congressional district . - 2018 OHalleran ran unopposed in the 2018 Democratic primary . In the November 2018 general election , he defeated Republican Wendy Rogers with 54% of the vote . - 2020 OHalleran ran against Republican Tiffany Shedd . He defeated Shedd with 51.6% of the vote . Tenure . 117th Congress ( 2021–23 ) . OHalleran was at the United States Capitol on January 6 , 2021 , to certify the results of the 2020 United States presidential election when the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol occurred . OHalleran was moved to a safe location along with other members of Congress . 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 . Days later , he voted in support of the second impeachment of Donald Trump . In February , OHalleran voted in support of the American Rescue Plan . Committee assignments . - Committee on Agriculture - Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges , Energy , and Credit - Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry - Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management - Committee on Energy and Commerce - Subcommittee on Communications and Technology - Subcommittee on Energy - Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce Caucus memberships . - Blue Dog Coalition ( Chair for Communications ) - New Democrat Coalition - Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus - Problem Solvers Caucus Political positions . Abortion . OHalleran has said that he supports legalized abortion . Energy and oil . According to On the Issues , in 2008 OHalleran introduced HB 2613 , an act which would add property tax incentives for businesses using renewable energy . Foreign policy . According to On the Issues , in 2017 OHalleran signed two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank . Government spending . In March 2018 , OHalleran criticized the Trump administration for seeking to cut funding for agencies and programs including the Economic Development Administration . Gun policy . After the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland , Florida , OHalleran , who had long supported expanded background checks but opposed an assault-weapon ban , suggested he might shift toward a stronger position on gun control . At times you have to look at yourself in the mirror and do the right thing and say forget about the political consequences , he said , but admitted he was concerned about those consequences . Immigration . When President Donald Trump ordered a travel ban on visitors and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim nations in January 2017 , OHalleran said that the order does not represent our nations values and that it violated the Constitution and the bedrock ideals of our democracy . In April 2017 , OHalleran criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessionss tougher new guidelines on expelling illegal immigrants who belong to criminal gangs . I have no problem with getting the felons out of the country , OHalleran said . But some of these people that theyre taking out of the country , they have children that are Americans , and they have not had a violent felony conviction . Here we are , taking mothers away from their children . OHalleran was part of a group of Arizona Democrats who , in an August 2017 letter to President Trump , urged him not to pardon former Maricopa County chief Sheriff Joe Arpaio , who had been convicted in a federal court of racially profiling Latinos as part of border patrols . Qualified immunity . In 2021 , OHalleran was among a group of Democrats who sought to remove a provision from a police reform bill that would end qualified immunity for police officers accused of misconduct . Personal life . OHalleran and his wife , Pat , live in unincorporated Yavapai County ( with a Sedona address ) , and have three grown children and four grandchildren . External links . - Congressman Tom OHalleran official U.S . House website - Tom OHalleran for Congress campaign website