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Capitol: 202.224.6342 FAX: 202.228.2563 District: 704.509.9087 District FAX: 252.329.0290
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Senator
Room 113 DSOB- Dirksen Senate Office Building 100 Constitution Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20510-3310
Residence: Huntersville, NC
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Elected: 2014 Next Election: 2026 | Spouse: Susan DOB: 8/30/1960 |
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RM Member | Senate Subcommittee on Personnel | RM Member | Senate Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection | RM Member | Senate Subcommittee on Intellectual Property | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Economic Policy | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Airland | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Seapower | Member | Joint Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights | Member | Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment | FC Member | Joint Whistleblower Protection Caucus | Member | Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border Security | Member | Senate Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights | FC Member | Senate Marine Corps Caucus | Member | Senate Committee on Armed Services | Member | Senate Committee on the Judiciary | FC Member | Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus | FC Member | Air Force Caucus (Senate) | FC Member | USO Congressional Caucus |
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BioThom was born into a working-class family with his father and mother and five siblings. During his childhood, his family was frequently forced to relocate depending on where his parents could find work. After graduating from high school, Thom was unable to afford college, so he took a job as a warehouse records clerk earning minimum wage. He knows firsthand how difficult it is to raise a family while attending school at night, struggling to make ends meet.
Through hard work and dedication, Thom quickly moved up the corporate ladder, earning his degree at 36 and becoming a top-level executive at PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM. Thom's 29-year private sector career in technology and management consulting provided him with a deep understanding of policy-making and the management of complex organizations
Fueled by a desire to make a difference in his local community, Thom's involvement in public service began by serving as the PTA president of his daughter's high school and as a member of the Town of Cornelius Board of Commissioners. In 2006, he was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives and was selected by his peers to serve as Speaker of the House from 2011 to 2014. As Speaker, Thom played an instrumental role in enacting job-creating policies and reforming North Carolina's tax and regulatory codes. Thom was elected as U.S. Senator in 2014 and he has focused on pragmatic solutions and delivering results for North Carolina.
Thom lives with his wife Susan in Huntersville, North Carolina, and they are the proud parents of two grown children and two granddaughters.
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