1. Thomas George Harman was born on May 30,1941 and is an American politician.
10 Facts About Tom Harman
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Tom Harman is a former Republican member of the California State Senate who had previously been a three-term member of the California State Assembly.
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Tom Harman earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Kansas State University in 1963.
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In 1995, Tom Harman was appointed to fill a vacancy on the Huntington Beach City Council.
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Tom Harman was ineligible to seek a fourth term, due to term limits.
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Tom Harman won a hotly contested primary election for the 35th district Senate seat in a special election held in April, 2006 to replace Senator John Campbell who had recently been elected to Congress, thereby creating a vacancy for that Senate seat.
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Tom Harman was re-elected to the 35th Senate district in November 2008.
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Tom Harman held the position of whip, the third highest position in the Republican Caucus.
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Tom Harman announced his candidacy for California Attorney General in June 2009.
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On June 8,2010, Tom Harman lost the Republican primary to Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley, who narrowly lost to Democratic candidate Kamala Harris for the general election.