Tom runs a small, efficiency-minded, general and plumbing contracting business out of Grass Valley, originally started by his father. Born and raised in Nevada County, with some years spent at UC Santa Cruz and working in Seattle, he’s still taken with our home in western Nevada County. He was appointed to the Grass Valley Planning Commission in 2018 and then elected to the Grass Valley City Council in 2020. As a Council member, his most recent efforts are bringing Pioneer Community Energy to town and expanding and preserving the Loma Rica Trail Network.

His wife and young child, their garden, walking or biking through their local natural areas and parks and more are some of the things that have brought joy to his life lately.