Thomas F. O'Mara was elected as the Assemblyman for the 137th Assembly District on November 2, 2004.  He represents all of Chemung and Schuyler counties as well as part of Tioga County.

Assemblyman O’Mara has served as a strong voice in Albany on behalf of his constituents in the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region.  Due to his strong leadership and vast knowledge of statewide legislative issues, he was named Assistant Minority Leader Pro Tempore for the 2010 Legislative Session, the third highest ranking position in the Republican conference. 

Tom is outspoken in his opposition to the out of control spending in Albany and a diehard advocate for cutting waste in government, particularly in the state's burgeoning Medicaid program.  As Chairman of the Assembly Republican Task Force on Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse, he is examining ways to manage care, improve disease management and the use of data mining software to root out waste, fraud and abuse.  In addition to his leadership role, he also serves as a member of the Assembly Committees on Ways and Means, Energy, Banks, Ethics and Guidance, Judiciary and Tourism. As a member on the Assembly Energy Committee, Tom is working to provide lower cost, more competitively priced energy for residents and businesses in New York State, while encouraging conservation efforts and fostering the use of renewable and clean energy.    

He is a firm believer that “Government does not create jobs, Business Does”. That's why Tom focuses on ways in which state government can improve the climate for doing business in New York by opposing tax increases, excessive growth in state spending, overregulation and oppressive property taxes.

Tom is a former Chemung County District Attorney.  He has also served as Chemung County Attorney and as an Assistant District Attorney in both the Manhattan and Chemung County District Attorney's Offices. He is presently a member of the Davidson & O’Mara law firm in Elmira and counsel to the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency. Assemblyman O'Mara holds a Juris Doctorate from the Syracuse University College of Law and a B.A. from the Catholic University of America.

Active in his community, Assemblyman O'Mara is a member of the Southern Tier Economic Growth Board of Directors, Southern Tier Organization to Reform Medicaid, Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development, and the New York State Judicial Screening Committee for Chemung County. He is a former Director and secretary of the St. Joseph's Hospital (Elmira), a Trustee of the Horseheads Free Library, and a board member of the Wings of Eagles (formerly National Warplane Museum). He was the 2001/2002 Chairman of the American Red Cross Chemung/Schuyler Chapter and a Director there for seven years.

An avid outdoorsman who enjoys fishing and camping, Assemblyman O'Mara is a member of the Sons of the American Legion, National Rifle Assoc., NY Farm Bureau – Chemung County, Ancient Order of Hibernians - Elmira, Horseheads Elks, and Montour Falls Moose.

He is a native of Chemung County and presently lives in Big Flats with his wife, Marilyn, and their three children, Caroline, Catherine and Thomas.