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Tom Reed for Congress
Tom Reed represents New York’s 23rd District, comprised of the Southern Tier, Finger Lakes and Western New York, in Congress. He serves on the House Committee on Ways and Means, the chief tax-writing committee, and is co-chair of the Problem Solver’s Caucus, a bipartisan group of dozens of members of Congress working to forge bipartisan cooperation on key issues. Tom is the endorsed Republican, Conservative and Independence Party candidate for U.S. Congress.
Tom is the youngest of 12 children, raised by a single mother after his father passed away when he was two years old.His father was a decorated war veteran of both World War II and Korea. Prior to serving in Congress, Tom served as the Mayor of Corning, New York where he grew up and still lives today with his wife and two children.
Tom is committed to finding common sense solutions to some of the most divisive issues facing our country and believes that every American should have the opportunity to have an honest day’s work and a meaningful career to support themselves.