Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 21, 2023-present

Majority Whip, North Carolina State Senate, 2021-present

Candidate, North Carolina State Senate, District 21, 2024

Senator, North Carolina State Senate, District 25, 2015-2023

Member, Agriculture, Energy, and Environment Committee

Member, Appropriations Committee on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources

Chair, Appropriations Committee on Department of Transportation

Member, Appropriations/Base Budget Committee

Member, Commerce and Insurance Committee

Member, Education/Higher Education Committee

Member, Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations

Member, Joint Legislative Committee on Local Government

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Education

Member, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on The North Carolina State Lottery

Co-Chair, Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Transportation

Member, Rules and Operations of the Senate Committee

Chair, Transportation Committee

Former Member, Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Appropriations on Natural and Economic Resources Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Judiciary II Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Program Evaluation Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Select Committee on Storm-Related River Debris/Damage in North Carolina, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, State and Local Government Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Former Member, Workforce and Economic Development Committee, North Carolina State Senate

Chief Operating Officer/Principal Broker, Iron Horse Auction Company, Inc., 1983-present

Member, Executive Committee, Central Carolina Boy Scout Counsel, present

Lifetime Member, National Rifle Association (NRA), present

Member, North Carolina Forestry Association, present

Member, Richmond County School Board, present

Former Member, Board of Directors, National Auctioneers

Former Member, North Carolina Auctioneers Licensing Board

Member, Richmond County Board of Education

Awards:

* Elected to the North Carolina Auctioneers Association Hall of Fame
* Recipient of the Prestigious National Auctioneers Association President's Award of Distinction

Reason for Seeking Public Office:

Tom is running for the Senate because he believes rural North Carolina has been short-changed by politicians in Raleigh and Washington for too long. He wants to use his small business and education experience to make a difference, and reform state government so communities like ours aren't left behind.