Thomas W. Libous

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Thomas Libous
Member of the New York State Senate from the 52nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office  2003
Preceded by	Randy Kuhl
Member of the New York State Senate from the 51st district
In office 1989 – 2002
Preceded by	Warren M. Anderson
Succeeded by	James Seward
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Frances
Children	Matthew and Nicholas
Residence	Binghamton, New York
Profession	Politician
Website	http://tomlibous.govoffice.com

Thomas W. Libous is the New York State Senator representing the 52nd district which includes Broome County, Tioga County and parts of Chenago County. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is currently Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee and the Select Committee on the Disabled. He has served as Chair of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee and the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee.

He was born in Johnson City, New York and currently lives in Downtown Binghamton, New York.

His legislative accomplishments include consolidating two state agencies into the Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, creating the state's Office of Traumatic Brain Injury, authoring the state's wheelchair lemon law and Timothy's Law which provides health insurance coverage for persons with mental illness. His current legislative priorities include State debt reform and creating cancer maps that are available to the public so that they can see possible threats to their health. Senator Libous is co-founder of YES! Safe Choices for Kids, an anti-drug abuse organization, and BOOKS, which encourages kids to read.

He is also host to the Annual Steak Roast which attracts nearly 4,000 people from across the State and is the largest political fundraiser in Upstate New York.

[edit] External links

• Official Site

Preceded by Warren M. Anderson	New York State Senate, 51st District 1989–2002	Succeeded by James Seward
Preceded by Randy Kuhl	New York State Senate, 52nd District 2003–present	Incumbent