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Tom Adelson

Democratic Party

Prior offices

Oklahoma State Senate District 33

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Education

Bachelor's

Stanford University

Law

Southern Methodist University

Personal

Profession

Attorney

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Committee assignments
* 2.1 2011
* 2.2 2010
* 3 Elections
* 3.1 2012
* 3.2 2008
* 4 Campaign donors
* 4.1 2008
* 5 Personal
* 6 Recent news
* 7 See also
* 8 External links
* 9 Footnotes

Tom Adelson is a former Democratic member of the Oklahoma State Senate, representing District 33 from 2004 to 2012. While in office, Adelson served as an Assistant Minority Floor Leader.

## Biography[edit]

Adelson earned his B.A. from Stanford University and his J.D. from Southern Methodist University. His professional experience includes working as an attorney.[1]

## Committee assignments[edit]

In the 2010-2011 legislative sessions, Adelson served on these committees:

### 2011[edit]

* Energy and Environment
* Finance
* General Government
* Veterans and Military Affairs

### 2010[edit]

* Business and Labor
* Finance
* Health and Human Services

## Elections[edit]

### 2012[edit]

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2012

Adelson did not run for re-election in 2012.

### 2008[edit]

See also: Oklahoma State Senate elections, 2008

On November 4, 2008, Adelson was elected to Oklahoma Senate District 33.[2]

Adelson raised $723,237 for his campaign.[3]

Oklahoma Senate District 33

Candidates  | Votes
TOM ADELSON (D) | 18,315
GARY A. CASEY (R)  | 10,693

## Campaign donors[edit]

### 2008[edit]

Below are Adelson's top five campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor  | 2008 total

|

Tom Adelson  | $280,000
Adelson for State Senate  | $21,295
Oklahoma Trial Lawyers Association  | $5,000
Oklahoma Dental Association  | $5,000
Working Oklahomans Alliance  | $5,000

## Personal[edit]

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Adelson and his wife, Julie, have four children: Emily, Andrew, Sam and Jack. They currently reside in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

## Recent news[edit]

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Tom + Adelson + Oklahoma + Senate"

All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.

Tom Adelson News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Oklahoma State Senate
* Senate Committees
* Oklahoma State Legislature
* Oklahoma state legislative districts

## External links[edit]

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* Biography from Project Vote Smart
* Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
* Tom Adelson on LinkedIn
* Tom Adelson on Facebook
* Campaign contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed December 30, 2014
2. ↑ Oklahoma State Election Board, "Official general election results for 2008," accessed May 25, 2014
3. ↑ Follow the Money, "Report on 2008 campaign contributions," accessed May 25, 2014

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2004–2012  | Succeeded by
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