Thomas M. Hannigan (May 30, 1940 – October 9, 2018) was an American businessman and politician.

Biography

Hannigan was born in

Vallejo, California Vallejo ( ; ) is a city in Solano County, California and the second largest city in the North Bay region of the Bay Area. Located on the shores of San Pablo Bay, the city had a population of 126,090 at the 2020 census. Vallejo is home to the ...

. He served in the

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from 1963 to 1966 and was commissioned a captain. In 1962, he graduated from

Santa Clara University Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mis ...

. He moved to

Fairfield, California Fairfield is a city in and the county seat of Solano County, California, in the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area. It is generally considered the midpoint between the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento, approximately fro ...

and was in the real estate business. He served on the Fairfield City Council rom 1970 to 1974 and as mayor of Fairfield from 1972 to 1974. Hannigan also served on the

Solano County Solano County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 453,491. The county seat is Fairfield. Solano County comprises the Vallejo–Fairfield, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is ...

Board of Supervisors from 1974 to 1978 and served as chair of the board of supervisors. Hannigan served in the

California State Assembly The California State Assembly is the lower house of the California State Legislature, the upper house being the California State Senate. The Assembly convenes, along with the State Senate, at the California State Capitol in Sacramento. The A ...

from December 4, 1978 - November 30, 1996 and was a

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. From 1999 to 2003, Hannigan served as the director of the

California Department of Water Resources The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) is part of the California Natural Resources Agency and is responsible for the management and regulation of the State of California's water usage. The department was created in 1956 by Governor ...

. The

Fairfield–Vacaville station Fairfield–Vacaville Hannigan station is a train station in Fairfield, California, which provides rail access for the communities of Fairfield and Vacaville. The station is served by Amtrak California's ''Capitol Corridor The ''Capitol Corr ...

is named in his honor. Hannigan's daughter, Erin Hannigan Andrews, is the

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