Tom Hayden (Texas politician)
| Thomas Edward Hayden | |
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| Mayor of Flower Mound, Texas | |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Melissa Northern |
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| Born |
March 13, 1967 Lexington, Kentucky |
| Spouse(s) | Karen Yvonne Clements Hayden |
| Children | Three children |
| Parents | Thomas Lee Hayden |
| Residence | Flower Mound, Texas |
| Alma mater | Marshall University |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Religion | Christian |
Thomas Edward Hayden, known as Tom Hayden (born 1967), is the mayor of Flower Mound, Texas, a community of some 65,000 located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
Hayden graduated from the college preparatory Sayre School in Lexington, Kentucky. He then studied at Marshall University in Huntington in western West Virginia, where he was the student body president and a member of the West Virginia Board of Trustees. He is employed in the financial services industry. His father is Thomas Lee Hayden (born 1932), formerly a mathematics professor at the University of Kentucky at Lexington, Kentucky, and now of Lewisville, Texas. Hayden's great-grandfather drove cattle on the old trails in Texas and purchased a ranch in 1890 near Moran, Texas, which is still in the Hayden family. Hayden's grandfather was an attorney, district attorney, and the mayor of Abilene, Texas, during the 1930s and 1940s. Hayden is Vice President of Investment Strategy for Liberty Bankers Life.
On December 16, 2013, at a regular city council meeting, Mayor Hayden declared 2014 the "Year of the Bible" in his city. The proclamation is not an order on behalf of the municipal government but action taken specifically by the mayor to encourage constituents to read the Bible. Hayden also promoted a website of the Calvary Chapel Church in Flower Mound. Hayden said the issue should not focus upon him but on Scripture: "Everyone's personal relationship with God is a personal decision [and] may differ with mine. If I can, I would like to encourage people to read the Bible." Hayden traced the biblical roots of the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Emancipation Proclamation. He also stressed the moral fiber of the Founding Fathers.
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