Thomas Dale Hawk (born September 18, 1946) is a
Democratic member of the
Kansas Senate for the
22nd district. He was formerly a member of the
Kansas House of Representatives
The Kansas House of Representatives is the lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Kansas. Composed of 125 state representatives from districts with roughly equal populations of at least 19,000, its members are responsible for craftin ...
, representing the 67th District, serving 2005-2011, until being defeated by
Republican Susan Mosier.
Hawk is the owner of Tom Hawk Incorporated Professional Photography. He previously served as superintendent, school administrator, counselor and teacher at Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools. He received his BS in math education, MS in counseling, and PhD in educational administration from
Kansas State University
Kansas State University (KSU, Kansas State, or K-State) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. It was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public instit ...
.
Hawk previously served on the Governor's Education Policy Task Force, City-County Land Use Task Force, and Governor's Best Team for Agriculture and Natural Resources.
In the 2012 election, Hawk was elected to the
Kansas Senate for the
22nd district against Republican Bob Reader, who had defeated incumbent
Roger Reitz
Roger P. Reitz (born November 11, 1932) is an American doctor and politician, who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the Kansas Senate, representing the Kansas's 22nd Senate district, 22nd district from 2005 until ...
in the Republican primary election. The 22nd district includes all of
Clay
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and
Riley Riley may refer to:
Names
* Riley (given name)
* Riley (surname)
Places
* Riley Park–Little Mountain, a neighborhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
* Riley Creek (Ontario), a tributary of the Black River in Central Ontario, Canada
* Ri ...
counties and portions of
Geary County.
Committee membership
* Taxation
* Vision 2020 (Ranking Member)
* Social Services Budget
Major donors
The top 5 donors to Hawk's 2008 campaign:
Follow the Money - 2008 Campaign Contributions
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*1. Carpenters District Council of Kansas City/UBC $1,000
*2. Kansas Contractors Assoc $1,000
*3. Kansas National Education Assoc $1,000
*4. Carpenter Local 918 $1,000
*5. Kansans for Lifesaving Cures $1,000
References
External links
Official Website
Project Vote Smart profile
Kansas Votes profile
* Campaign contributions
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1946 births
Democratic Party members of the Kansas House of Representatives
Living people
People from Colby, Kansas
Politicians from Manhattan, Kansas
Kansas State University alumni
Schoolteachers from Kansas
American photographers
21st-century American politicians