Tom Hawk

{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tom Hawk | image = Tom Hawk.jpg | state_senate = Kansas | district = 22nd | term_start = January 14, 2013 | term_end = January 11, 2023 | predecessor = Roger Reitz | successor = Usha Reddi | state_house2 = Kansas | district2 = 67th | term_start2 = January 10, 2005 | term_end2 = January 10, 2011 | predecessor2 = Roger Reitz | successor2 = Susan Mosier | birth_name = Thomas Dale Hawk | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1946|9|18}} | birth_place = Colby, Kansas, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Diane | relations = | children = 2 | alma_mater = Kansas State University | occupation = | profession = Educator (retired) | committees = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }}

'''Thomas Dale Hawk''' (born September 18, 1946)<ref>''U.S. Public Records Index'' Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.</ref> is an American politician and educator who was a Democratic member of the Kansas Senate for the 22nd district until his resignation in 2023. He was formerly a member of the Kansas House of Representatives, representing the 67th District, serving 2005-2011, until being defeated by Republican Susan Mosier.

Hawk previously served on the Governor's Education Policy Task Force, City-County Land Use Task Force, and Governor's Best Team for Agriculture and Natural Resources.

In the 2012 election, Hawk was elected to the Kansas Senate for the 22nd district against Republican Bob Reader, who had defeated incumbent Roger Reitz in the Republican primary election. The 22nd district includes all of Clay and Riley counties and portions of Geary County.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/m/pdf/district_maps/district_map_s_022.pdf | title=Senate District 22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624012408/http://www.kslegislature.org/li/m/pdf/district_maps/district_map_s_022.pdf | archive-date=2017-06-24}}</ref>

==Committee membership== * Taxation * Vision 2020 (Ranking Member) * Social Services Budget

==Personal life== Hawk is the owner of Tom Hawk Incorporated Professional Photography. He previously served as superintendent, school administrator, counselor and teacher at Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools. He received his BS in math education, MS in counseling, and PhD in educational administration from Kansas State University.

Hawk is married with two children. Through his marriage, he is related to Representative Sydney Carlin.

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://www.tomhawk.com/ Official Website] * [http://www.votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=34539 Project Vote Smart profile] * [http://kansasvotes.org/Legislator.aspx?ID=15532 Kansas Votes profile] * Campaign contributions: [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=18125 2002], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=74083 2004], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=91016 2006], [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=108002 2008]

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