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unfortunately none of this adequately sourced. A politician's own tweet is not WP:RS, and On The Issues is not great either (the cited instances here all source back to his own campaign website). So in essence these edits are all sourced directly to O'Halleran and are not reliable or independent.
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'''Thomas Charles O'Halleran''' ({{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|h|æ|l|ə|r|ə|n}}; born January 24, 1946) is an American politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|AZ|1}} since 2017. Beginning his political career as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he was the [[Arizona Senate|Arizona State Senator]] from the 1st district from 2007 to 2009. In 2015, he became a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]]. In 2019, he was named the most bipartisan member of Congress by the [[Lugar Center]].
'''Thomas Charles O'Halleran''' ({{IPAc-en|oʊ|ˈ|h|æ|l|ə|r|ə|n}}; born January 24, 1946) is an American politician serving as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] for {{ushr|AZ|1}} since 2017. Beginning his political career as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]], he was the [[Arizona Senate|Arizona State Senator]] from the 1st district from 2007 to 2009. In 2015, he became a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].


==Early career==
==Early career==
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==Political positions==
==Political positions==

In 2019, O'Halleran was named the most bipartisan member of Congress by the [[Lugar Center]].<ref>{{cite web |title=O’Halleran Ranked Most Bipartisan Arizona House Member |url=https://ohalleran.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/o-halleran-ranked-most-bipartisan-arizona-house-member |website=Congressman Tom O´Halleran |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

===Abortion===

O'Halleran is pro-choice.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Abortion |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Abortion.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref>

===Criminal justice===

He co-sponsored the [[George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020]], therefore supporting [[police reform]], including improved transparency, and accountability.<ref>{{cite web |title=I cosponsored the Justice in Policing Act to address police reform by improving transparency, setting standards for accountability, and helping to rebuild trust between law enforcement and the communities they are sworn to protect and serve. #AZ01 |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1270495859231404035 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=9 June 2020}}</ref>

===Education===

He supports using public-private partnerships to ensure socioeconomically disadvantaged students have internet capable devices for learning.<ref>{{cite web |title=As we transition to a new normal, more students than ever before need access to internet-capable devices to study. I intro'd legislation to create public-private partnerships to connect #AZ01 students w/ the computers they need to succeed in their studies. |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1281052956431794179 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=8 July 2020}}</ref>

===Energy & oil===

O'Halleran supports tax incentives for small businesses that utilize renewable energy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Energy & Oil |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Energy_+_Oil.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020}}</ref> He opposes [[uranium mining]] in and near the [[Grand Canyon]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Today, I voted to pass the FY21 NDAA to 💵 give #AZ01 troops a raise 🪖 strengthen our national defense 🚫 permanently ban uranium mining in & near the Grand Canyon ✈️ protect the A-10 Warthog & the KC-135 🏥 expand compensation for downwinders & more! |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1285722595925557248 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=21 July 2020}}</ref> He also supports increasing funding to support the expansion of electricity and telecommunication resources in rural areas, including [[Indian Country]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ICYMI: Rural electric utility & telecomm providers are working around the clock to keep #AZ01 families connected to telehealth, education & loved ones during these difficult times. I intro'd bipartisan legislation to strengthen the services they provide. |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1283227284426698757 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=14 July 2020}}</ref>

He supports helping former coal workers find careers in [[clean energy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Today, in an @EnergyCommerce Energy Subcommittee hearing I asked former Dept. of Energy Secretary Moniz about incorporating former coal workers into the clean energy sector– an investment that could play a key role in the reinvigoration of our #AZ01 economy. WATCH: |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1273027574835249152 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=16 June 2020}}</ref>

===Foreign policy===

He supports a [[two-state solution]] to the [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Foreign Policy |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Foreign_Policy.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=4 July 2017}}</ref>

===Government reform===

O'Halleran supports [[Campaign finance reform in the United States|campaign finance reform]]. He also supports banning luxury trips paid by special interest groups for members of Congress and extending the [[Lobbying in the United States|lobbying ban]] from two years to five years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Government Reform |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Government_Reform.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=4 July 2017}}</ref>


===Government spending===
===Government spending===
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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. “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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=BADE |first1=RACHAEL |last2=EVERETT |first2=Burgess |title=Could gun control flip the House to Democrats? |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/01/guns-midterms-congress-republicans-democrats-430779 |website=Politico |accessdate=26 September 2018}}</ref>
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. “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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=BADE |first1=RACHAEL |last2=EVERETT |first2=Burgess |title=Could gun control flip the House to Democrats? |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/01/guns-midterms-congress-republicans-democrats-430779 |website=Politico |accessdate=26 September 2018}}</ref>

===Health care===

He opposes privatizing Medicare. O'Halleran also opposes repealing the [[Affordable Care Act]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Health Care |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Health_Care.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=4 July 2017}}</ref>

===Homeland security and veterans===

O'Halleran supports allowing veterans to receive care outside of VA hospitals, with the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] paying the cost.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Homeland Security |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Homeland_Security.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=4 July 2017}}</ref>


===Immigration===
===Immigration===
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O'Halleran 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cross |first1=Jim |title=Arizona members of US Congress ask president not to pardon Arpaio |url=http://ktar.com/story/1697848/arizona-members-of-us-congress-ask-president-not-to-pardon-arpaio/ |website=KTAR News |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=HANSEN |first1=RONALD J. |last2=WINGETT SANCHEZ |first2=YVONNE |title=Some in Arizona who sought Joe Arpaio's support mum on possible pardon |url=https://amp.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2017/08/25/joe-arpaio-criminal-contempt-donald-trump-pardon-arizona-politicians-doug-ducey-mum-support-oppose/594843001/ |website=The Republic - az Central |accessdate=27 September 2018}}</ref>
O'Halleran 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cross |first1=Jim |title=Arizona members of US Congress ask president not to pardon Arpaio |url=http://ktar.com/story/1697848/arizona-members-of-us-congress-ask-president-not-to-pardon-arpaio/ |website=KTAR News |accessdate=20 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=HANSEN |first1=RONALD J. |last2=WINGETT SANCHEZ |first2=YVONNE |title=Some in Arizona who sought Joe Arpaio's support mum on possible pardon |url=https://amp.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2017/08/25/joe-arpaio-criminal-contempt-donald-trump-pardon-arizona-politicians-doug-ducey-mum-support-oppose/594843001/ |website=The Republic - az Central |accessdate=27 September 2018}}</ref>

===Indian Country===

O'Halleran supports increasing funding to expand safe water, sanitation systems, energy infrastructure and electrification (including clean power) in [[Indian Country]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ICYMI: My colleagues in @EnergyCommerce voted to pass my Tribal Power Act out of Committee to the full House for a vote. My bill will assist #AZ01 tribal governments in expanding energy infrastructure & address the urgent need for electrification in Indian Country. |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1284146644221595649 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=17 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Yesterday, I participated in an @EnergyCommerce Hearing on the needs of #AZ01 tribal communities, & reiterated the urgent need for congressional action to address decades-old issues, like lack of access to safe water & sanitation systems, further exacerbated by COVID-19. |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1281339317764460545 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=9 July 2020}}</ref>

===Jobs===

O'Halleran supports increasing the [[minimum wage]] and ensuring equal pay for women.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Jobs |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Jobs.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=4 July 2017}}</ref>

===Public health===

====COVID-19====

O'Halleran has criticized the Trump Administration's lack of federal response to the [[Coronavirus]].<ref>{{cite web |title=#AZ01: This administration isn't listening to public health experts. Until we have a vaccine, this virus is not going to fade away. It is deadly, & we know that carriers are often asymptomatic & can spread this virus easily. This must be taken seriously. (1/2) |url=https://twitter.com/RepOHalleran/status/1280521419391225856 |website=Twitter |accessdate=22 July 2020 |language=en |date=7 July 2020}}</ref>

===Tax reform===

He supports efforts to end tax loopholes for millionaires, increasing income tax rates, and opposes eliminating the [[death tax]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tom O`Halleran on Tax Reform |url=https://www.ontheissues.org/House/Tom_O%60Halleran_Tax_Reform.htm |website=On the Issues |accessdate=22 July 2020 |date=4 July 2017}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==

Revision as of 02:17, 22 July 2020

Tom O'Halleran
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Arizona's 1st district
Assumed office
January 3, 2017
Preceded byAnn Kirkpatrick
Member of the Arizona Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 5, 2009
Preceded byKen Bennett
Succeeded bySteve Pierce
Personal details
Born (1946-01-24) January 24, 1946 (age 78)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic (2015–present)
Other political
affiliations		Republican (before 2014)
Independent (2014–2015)
SpousePat
EducationLewis University
DePaul University
WebsiteHouse website

Thomas Charles O'Halleran (/oʊˈhælərən/; born January 24, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 1st congressional district 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.

Early career

O'Halleran 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.[1][2]

Arizona Legislature

O'Halleran, then a Republican, served in the Arizona House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006. 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.[citation needed]

After leaving the Arizona State Legislature, O'Halleran hosted a radio show on KAZM in Sedona.[3]

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 State Senate seat as an Independent, losing by 3%.[4]

U.S. House of Representatives

2016 campaign

Main article: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 1

On August 6, 2015, O'Halleran announced his candidacy as a Democrat for Arizona's 1st congressional district.[5]

He explained his switch of party affiliation as a result of his positive attitude toward government, and, in particular, of his support for government regulations that would increase the use of wind and solar energy.[6]

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.[7]

On August 30, 2016, O'Halleran beat Miguel Olivas in the Democratic primary.[8] He faced Republican Paul Babeu and Green Party candidate Ray Parrish[9] in the general election on November 8, 2016.[10] O'Halleran won, receiving 51% of the vote to Babeu's 44%.[11]

He is a member of the Blue Dog Coalition.[12]

2018 campaign

O'Halleran at the 2018 Arizona Manufacturing Summit in Phoenix, Arizona
Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona § District 1

O'Halleran ran unopposed in the 2018 Democratic primary.[13] In the November 2018 general election, he defeated Republican Wendy Rogers with 54% of the vote.[14]

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Political positions

Government spending

In March 2018, O'Halleran criticized the Trump administration for seeking to cut funding for such agencies and programs as the Economic Development Administration, the Rural Business and Cooperative Service, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Community Development Block Grants, Rural Water and Wastewater Grants, Indian Community Development Block Grant, the Rural Economic Development Program, Essential Air Service, and Native American Housing Block Grants.[17]

Gun policy

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. “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.[18]

Immigration

When President Donald Trump ordered a travel ban on visitors and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim nations in January 2017, O'Halleran said that the order "does not represent our nation's values" and that it violated the Constitution and "the bedrock ideals of our democracy."[19]

In April 2017, O'Halleran criticized Attorney General Jeff Sessions's tougher new guidelines on expelling illegal immigrants who belong to criminal gangs. "I have no problem with getting the felons out of the country," O'Halleran said. "But some of these people that they're 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."[20]

O'Halleran 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.[21][22]

Personal life

O'Halleran and his wife, Pat, live in unincorporated Yavapai County (with a Sedona address), and have three grown children and four grandchildren.[2][23]

References

  1. ^ Crawford, Jr., William (June 6, 1988). "'Open outcry' chaos part of trading art: A tradition that works". Chicago Tribune. p. D1.
  2. ^ a b "Meet Tom - Tom O'Halleran for Congress". www.tomohalleran.com. Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  3. ^ Bell, David (August 7, 2015). "Former state Rep. O'Halleran joins CD1 candidate field". Eastern Arizona Courier. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tom O'Halleran". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "O'Halleran announces candidacy in 1st Congressional District". Arizona Capitol Times. Associated Press. August 5, 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  6. ^ Sanders, Rebekah L. "Tom O'Halleran running for Congress as Democrat". azCentral. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Red to Blue - DCCC". Retrieved 2016-07-30.
  8. ^ Reagan, Kevin (August 3, 2016). "Bennett joins Babeu in pledging to term limits". Arizona City Independent. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  9. ^ "Ray Parrish | azvoterguide.com". 2016.azvoterguide.com. Retrieved 2016-09-24.
  10. ^ "It's Republican Paul Babeu And Democrat Tom O'Halleran In Monstrous CD-1 Race". 31 August 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  11. ^ "Democrat Tom O'Halleran defeats Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu in CD-1". ABC 15. November 8, 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Members". Blue dog coalition. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Tom O'Halleran". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Arizona Election Results: First House District". New York Times. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  15. ^ "O'Halleran Chosen as Co-Chair of Blue Dog Coalition". Congressman Tom O´Halleran. 2018-11-27. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
  16. ^ "Members". New Democrat Coalition. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  17. ^ Singleton, Laura. "O'Halleran concerned about rural programs on the Trump administration's chopping block". White Mountain Independent. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  18. ^ BADE, RACHAEL; EVERETT, Burgess. "Could gun control flip the House to Democrats?". Politico. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  19. ^ FARZAN, ANTONIA NOORI. "Here's Where Arizona's Top Elected Officials Stand on Trump's Border Wall". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  20. ^ Nintzel, Jim. "Congressman Raul Grijalva sues Trump administration over border wall plans". The Skinny - Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  21. ^ Cross, Jim. "Arizona members of US Congress ask president not to pardon Arpaio". KTAR News. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  22. ^ HANSEN, RONALD J.; WINGETT SANCHEZ, YVONNE. "Some in Arizona who sought Joe Arpaio's support mum on possible pardon". The Republic - az Central. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  23. ^ Official list of congressmen for 115th Congress, on which O'Halleran is listed as "D-Sedona")

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