Tom Kovach
| Tom Kovach | |
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| President of the New Castle County Council | |
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Assumed office January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Clark |
| Member of the Delaware House of Representatives from the 6th district |
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In office January 2009 – January 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Diana McWilliams |
| Succeeded by | Debra Heffernan |
| Personal details | |
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Thomas H. Kovach May 27, 1969 Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Sandi Kovach |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of Delaware, Newark Rutgers University, Camden |
| Religion | Methodism |
Thomas H. "Tom" Kovach (born May 27, 1969), is a Delaware attorney and politician who is the New Castle County Council President. A Republican, he ran for the United States House of Representatives seat for Delaware's At-large congressional district in 2012, and lost to incumbent John Carney
Kovach was born in Woodbury, New Jersey, but grew up in northern Delaware, where he became an Eagle Scout. He earned undergraduate degrees in chemical engineering and psychology from the University of Delaware in 1992 and went to work for the Environmental Protection Agency as an enforcement officer before receiving a law degree from Rutgers University five years later. He then went on to practice environmental law and commercial litigation, at one time chairing these positions in the Delaware State Bar Association.
Immediately after the 2008 elections, Democrat Dianna Williams announced that she would be resigning her office. Governor Ruth Ann Minner announced a special election five days before Christmas to fill the seat. Kovach won an upset victory and came into office with the 2008 class. He sat on the Education, Energy and Veterans Affairs Committees, among others. He sponsored legislation to make state government more transparent and also tried to move school board elections to coincide with general elections in order to save money and increase voter participation. He lost reelection during the 2010 election by 400 votes.
Following the election of New Castle County Executive Chris Coons to the U.S. Senate, New Castle County President Paul Clark was elevated to fill the remainder of his term. This left a vacancy in the office of the presidency, and a special election was called for January 2011. Kovach was chosen as the Republican candidate for this position, running against county councilman Tim Sheldon, a Democrat. He won the election with 57% of the vote, making him the first member of his party to win this office in 23 years. As president, Kovach has worked to promote transparency and decrease the size of county government. During a State of the County address by New Castle County Executive Paul Clark in 2012, Kovach suggested more work be done to reduce the costs of county services.
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