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 (Towns of Barton, Nichols and Tioga).

Assemblyman O'Mara is a partner in the law firm of Davidson & O'Mara, P.C. in Elmira, New York. A former Chemung County District Attorney, O'Mara has also served as Chemung County Attorney, Assistant District Attorney in both the New York County and Chemung County District Attorney's Office. He is also 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.

As the ranking minority member on the Assembly Energy Committee, Tom is working to find solutions to provide lower cost, more competitively priced utility rates for residents and businesses in New York State, encourage conservation efforts and foster the use of renewable and clean energy. Tom also continues working hard to cut waste in government, particularly in the state's burgeoning Medicaid program. As Chairman of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Medicaid Waste, Fraud and Abuse, he is examining ways to manage care, improve disease management and use of data mining software to root out waste, fraud and abuse.

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.

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 has formerly been a member and secretary of the St. Joseph's Hospital (Elmira) Board, 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 Horseheads Elks, the Montour Falls Moose and the Sons of the American Legion. He is a native of Chemung County and presently lives in Big Flats with his wife, Marilyn, and three children, Caroline, Catherine and Thomas.