{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Tom Calderon |image = |caption = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|8}} |birth_place = Los Angeles, California, US |death_date = |death_place = |state_assembly = California |district = 58th |term = December 7, 1998 - November 30, 2002 |preceded = Grace Napolitano |succeeded = Ron Calderon |party = Democratic |spouse = |relations = Charles Calderon (brother)<br>Ron Calderon (brother)<br>Lisa Calderon (sister-in-law)<br>Ian Calderon (nephew) |children = 2 |education = }}
'''Thomas M. Calderon''' (born April 8, 1954) is an American Democratic politician from the state of California. He served in the California State Assembly from 1998 through 2002.<ref>{{cite web|last=McGreevy |first=Patrick |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-tom-calderon-decides-against-running-for-senate-seat-20131023,0,6247870.story#axzz2tziM76I7 |title=Tom Calderon decides against running for Senate seat |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 23, 2013 |accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref> He retired from the State Assembly to run unsuccessfuly for California insurance commissioner, a race in which he came in third in the Democratic primary.
In 2014, Calderon and his brother State Senator Ron Calderon were indicted for bribery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whittierdailynews.com/government-and-politics/20140221/sen-ron-calderon-brother-tom-calderon-indicted-on-federal-charges-of-political-corruption |title=Sen. Ron Calderon, brother Tom Calderon indicted on federal charges of political corruption |publisher=Whittierdailynews.com |date=January 29, 2010 |accessdate=February 21, 2014}}</ref> In early June 2016, Calderon pleaded guilty to money laundering.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Whitcomb|first1=Dan|title=Ex-California lawmaker to plead guilty in corruption case: prosecutors|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/ex-california-lawmaker-to-plead-guilty-in-corruption-case-prosecutors-idUSL1N1951ST/|accessdate=27 August 2016|work=Reuters|date=13 June 2016}}</ref> In September, he was sentenced to one year and one day, five months of which were to be served at home with electronic monitoring. In a statement, Calderon blamed his poor judgement on his wife's death saying that "had she been alive [he] would have never come anywhere near to taking the actions that [he] did."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://laist.com/news/tom-calderon-sentenced|title=Former Assemblyman Tom Calderon Sentenced To One Year In Jail For Money Laundering|date=September 11, 2016|first=Tim |last=Loc|website=LAist}}</ref>
Calderon is from Montebello, California.
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==External links== *{{CongLinks|votesmart=16666}} *[http://www.joincalifornia.com/candidate/6073 Join California Tom Calderon]
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