Tom Berryhill

Tom Berryhill
Member of the California State Senate from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2014
Preceded by	Leland Yee
Member of the California State Senate from the 14th district
In office December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014
Preceded by	Dave Cogdill
Member of the California State Assembly from the 25th district
In office December 4, 2006 – December 6, 2010
Preceded by	Dave Cogdill
Succeeded by	Kristin Olsen
Personal details
Born	Thomas Charles Berryhill August 27, 1953 Ceres, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Loretta Berryhill
Relations	Clare Berryhill (father) Bill Berryhill (brother) Mike Berryhill (cousin)
Children	Jessica Samantha
Residence	Twain Harte, California
Occupation	Farmer; Small Businessman

Thomas Charles "Tom" Berryhill (born August 27, 1953^[1]) is a Republican politician in the United States who currently represents the 8th district in the California State Senate. He is a former member of the California State Assembly, having represented the 25th district from December 2006 to December 2010.

Education

Berryhill attended Ceres High School, Modesto Junior College, and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

Family

Berryhill's father, the late Clare Berryhill, was elected to both houses of the California Legislature, and also served the state as director of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Tom's brother, Bill, was elected to the Assembly in the neighboring 26th district in 2008. The Berryhills are the first brothers to serve concurrently in the Legislature in almost 60 years. His first cousin, Mike Berryhill, was the 2010 Republican nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 18th district. Tom is married and has two daughters. They now live in Twain Harte.

References

1. Senator Tom Berryhill of California at the Wayback Machine (archived January 17, 2011)

External links

• Senator Tom Berryhill