Thomas M. Reynolds | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York |
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In office January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2009 |
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27th Congressional District (1999–2003) | |
26th Congressional District (2003–2009) | |
Preceded by | Bill Paxon |
Succeeded by | Chris Lee |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the 147th district |
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In office January 1, 1989 – December 31, 1998 |
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Preceded by | Bill Paxon |
Succeeded by | Daniel Burling |
Member of the Erie County Legislature from the 13th District |
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In office 1983–1988 |
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Preceded by | Ronald P. Bennett |
Succeeded by | Joseph R. Desmond |
Personal details | |
Born |
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania |
September 3, 1950
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Donna Reynolds |
Residence | Clarence, New York |
Education | HS diploma |
Occupation | political assistant |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United States Air National Guard |
Years of service | 1970–1976 |
Unit | New York |
Thomas M. Reynolds (born September 3, 1950), commonly known as Tom Reynolds, is a politician from the U.S. state of New York, formerly representing the state's 27th and 26th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Reynolds was chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, the official Republican House campaign organization, for the 2006 election cycle. He retired at the end of the 110th Congress.Chris Lee was elected to succeed him.
Reynolds was born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and graduated from the Springville-Griffith Institute. He served in the New York Air National Guard from 1970-76.
He entered politics as a Republican, and was elected to the Concord, New York, town board in 1974, and to the Erie County legislature in 1982. He was a member of the New York State Assembly (147th D.) from 1989 to 1998, sitting in the 188th, 189th, 190th, 191st and 192nd New York State Legislatures. He was Minority Leader from June 1995 to March 1998.