Tom Udall

Thomas Stewart " Tom" Udall ( born May 18, 1948 in Tucson, Arizona ) is an American politician (Democratic Party).

Tom Udall made ​​1970 his college degree in Prescott. He then studied at the University of Cambridge in England and acquired in 1975 with a Bachelor of Law. It was followed by the Juris Doctor at the University of New Mexico in 1977, He then became Deputy Attorney General for the District of New Mexico, where he stayed until 1981.; subsequently he served as chief legal advisor to the Health and Environment Ministry in that State. From 1991 to 1999 he was Attorney General of New Mexico. In 1999, he represented the state in the U.S. House of Representatives. The last time he was re- elected in 2006 with 75 % of votes.

In November 2007, he announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate in 2008. This is the first two were first cousins ​​to the Senate elections: Mark Udall competed simultaneously in the neighboring state of Colorado to the appropriate place In the election on November 4, 2008 was the Udall 's election as U.S. Senator win against Republican Steve Pearce, took office he, together with his cousin Mark in January 2009.

Udall is a member of, among others, the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, the Environment Committee and the Rules Committee in the Senate. He is the son of former U.S. Minister of the Interior Stewart Udall Lee and nephew of former congressman Mo Udall, the father of Mark Udall.