| Tom Foley | |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry | |
| In office May 16, 1991 – February 11, 1994 |
|
| Governor | Bob Casey |
| Preceded by | Harris Wofford |
| Succeeded by | Robert Barnett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 31, 1953 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Michele |
| Children | Three |
| Residence | Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| Alma mater | Dartmouth College Yale University School of Law |
Thomas Patrick "Tom" Foley (born December 31, 1953 in Philadelphia) is a Democratic politician from Pennsylvania.
Foley grew up in a working class family the Philadelphia suburb of Flourtown. He attended Dartmouth College and received a law degree from Yale University.
After spending two years working with an NGO in Northern Ireland, Foley became a congressional aide, with included a tenure of employment under future Vice President Joe Biden. He served in the cabinet of Governor Bob Casey as Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry from 1991 to 1994. In 1994, he won an eight-way primary to become the nominee for state lieutenant governor, on a ticket with Mark Singel; Democrats lost the election by just over 3 percentage points. Foley ran for state auditor general in 1996 and, despite being the party's endorsed candidate, lost the Democratic primary to Bob Casey, Jr., the son of the former governor, by less than one percentage point. In 2000, Foley unsuccessfully challenged Ron Klink for the Democratic nomination for US Senate. Klink went on to lose to incumbent Rick Santorum in that November's election.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Harris Wofford |
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry 1991–1994 |
Succeeded by Robert Barnett |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by Mark Singel |
Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania 1994 (lost) |
Succeeded by Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky |