13 Facts About Tom George

Thomas George was born on December 2,1956 and is an American physician and politician from the US state of Michigan.

Tom George is a physician and former medical director for Hospice of Greater Kalamazoo.

Tom George is currently the co-chairman of the Department of Anesthesiology at Western Michigan University's Homer Stryker School of Medicine.

Tom George studied biology at the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Tom George was a recipient of the William J Branstrom Freshman Prize and was a six-term James B Angell scholar.

Tom George entered the University of Michigan Medical School at the end of his junior year.

Tom George completed a postgraduate residency in anesthesiology at the University of Michigan.

Tom George was awarded his bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 2010.

In 2000, Tom George was elected to serve as a member of the Michigan State House of Representatives, representing the 61st district.

Tom George was reelected to the senate in 2006, in a campaign against Democratic challenger and term-limited state representative Alexander Lipsey.

On January 26,2009, on the 172nd anniversary of Michigan's statehood, Tom George announced his plans to form a gubernatorial exploratory committee.

Tom George joined Mike Bouchard, the Oakland County Sheriff and former state senator, Businessman Rick Snyder, Congressman Peter Hoekstra and Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox as 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidates.

Tom George is a past-president of the Historical Society of Michigan and has authored articles on various topics including Abraham Lincoln's 1855 US Senate race, Lincoln's 1856 visit to Kalamazoo, Illinois' Canal Scrip and Macalister-Stebbins Bond Frauds, Kalamazoo history, and the history of the Michigan Republican Party.