Thomas Forese

Thomas Forese
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 17th^[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013 Serving with J. D. Mesnard
Member of the Arizona House of Representatives from the 21st district
In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013 Serving with J. D. Mesnard
Personal details
Born	Boston, Massachusetts
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Gilbert, Arizona
Alma mater	Brigham Young University–Idaho
Website	foreseforarizona.com

Thomas Forese (born in Boston, Massachusetts)^[2] is an American politician and a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives representing District 17 since January 14, 2013. Forese previously served consecutively from January 10, 2011 until January 14, 2013 in the District 21 seat, and is currently one of four candidates for two open slots on the Arizona Corporation Commission.

Education

2012 Redistricted to District 17 with fellow incumbent Representative J. D. Mesnard, and with incumbent Democratic Representatives Ed Ableser running for Arizona Senate and Ben Arredondo leaving the Legislature, Forese and Mesnard were unopposed for the August 28, 2012 Republican Primary; Forese placed first with 13,974 votes, and Mesnard placed second;^[3] Forese and Mesnard won the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, with Forese taking the first seat with 44,422 votes and Mesnard taking the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Karyn Lathan and a write-in candidate.^[4]

2010 When District 21 incumbent Republican Representative Steve Yarbrough ran for Arizona Senate and Warde Nichols left the Legislature, Forese ran in the three-way August 24, 2010 Republican Primary, placing first with 13,379 votes;^[5] in the three-way November 2, 2010 General election, Forese took the first seat with 42,523 votes, and fellow Republican J. D. Mesnard took the second seat ahead of Green candidate Linda Macias.^[6]