Tom O'Dea (politician)
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March 31, 1967
Catholic University of America (JD)[1]
Tom O'Dea | |
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.png) O'Dea in 2018 | |
| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 125th district | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | John Hetherington |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Patrick O'Dea March 31, 1967 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Providence College (BA) Catholic University of America (JD)[1] |
| Occupation | Attorney |
Thomas Patrick O'Dea (born March 31, 1967)[2] is an American attorney and politician, serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives representing the 125th District. A member of the Republican Party, O'Dea is also in the House Republican Caucus.[3]
O'Dea was born to Thomas Patrick O'Dea, Sr. (1940-2022), a physician, and Madalene Maddy (née Wiggins)[4] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was raised in an Irish Catholic family in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. He completed his undergraduate studies at Providence College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in 1988. Between 1988 and 1991 he completed his Juris Doctor at the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. Between 1986 and 1987 he completed an exchange semester at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland.[5][6]
Career
He started his career interning at the US Embassy in Bern, Switzerland during his exchange semester in Fribourg in 1987. After returning to the US, he briefly worked for the US Department of Commerce and in the position of Law Clerk at the Executive Office of the President until 1990. In 1991, he entered the private law practice Halloran Sage in Westport, eventually becoming a partner. Since 2014, he has been a counsel for Diserio, Martin, O'Connor & Castiglione in Stamford.
Since 1995, he held various positions at the State of Connecticut. O'Dea served as a Victim Compensation Commissioner (1997-2004), a member of the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (1995-2004) and a member of the Judicial Selection Commission (2004-2007). He was an elected member of the town council of New Canaan, Connecticut between 2005 and 2012, as well as a board member of Staying Put in New Canaan, an association in age care. He was also a board treasurer for Voices of September 11, Inc. another non-profit.[7]
