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Thomas O'Mara
Republican PartySTS · NY · District 58
New York State Senate District 58
STS · NY · District 58
New York State Senate District 58
Syracuse University College of Law—JD; Catholic University of America—BA
Data last updated 10/21/2026
Thomas F. O'Mara represents New York State's 58th Senate District and previously represented the 137th Assembly District for three terms. He is a former Chemung County District Attorney and has also served as Chemung County Attorney and as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan and Chemung County. He is a member of Barclay Damon LLP and was formerly a partner at Davidson & O'Mara, PC in Elmira.
Committee Assignments: Finance · Investigations and Government Operations · Cannabis · Codes · Energy and Telecommunications · Insurance · Judiciary
Thomas F. O'Mara, Republican/Conservative senator for New York's 58th Senate District, emphasizes Medicaid cost control, fraud detection, audits, eligibility verification, and fiscal transparency for health coverage mandates. He has also supported measures aimed at stabilizing Medicaid providers and hospital security in his district.
Specific Actions & Proposals
O'Mara joined Senate Minority colleagues in calling on Governor Hochul to hire an independent auditor for state programs, citing Medicaid fraud cases and improper Medicaid premium payments.
SourceThomas O'Mara frames his Economy & Jobs position around private-sector job creation, especially Upstate manufacturing, small businesses, farms, lower taxes, lower utility costs, mandate relief, and reduced regulation. He argues that New York should improve its business climate through tax relief, spending restraint, workforce development, and targeted economic-development infrastructure investments.
Specific Actions & Proposals
O'Mara supported the Senate Majority's Jobs and Opportunity Agenda, calling for small-business and farm tax cuts, manufacturing tax parity, regulatory reform, workforce development, and a small-business liaison to help startups navigate state bureaucracy.
SourceThomas F. O'Mara, the Republican/Conservative New York State Senator for District 58, has generally taken a restrictive stance on immigration-related state benefits and policies. He opposed expanding state health coverage to people ineligible because of immigration status, backed repeal of New York's Green Light Law for undocumented immigrants' driver’s licenses, and opposed proposed state budget funding for migrant services.
Specific Actions & Proposals
O'Mara and Senate Republican colleagues moved to repeal New York's Green Light Law, arguing it granted driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants and limited federal immigration access to DMV records.
SourceO'Mara joined Senate Republican leaders in urging budget changes, including rejection of Governor Hochul's proposed additional migrant funding, while describing a border crisis and misplaced budget priorities.
SourceThomas F. O'Mara, Republican state senator for New York's 58th Senate District, emphasizes energy affordability, reliability, local control, and transparency over New York's CLCPA clean-energy mandates. He supports revising or slowing current climate mandates, returning unspent clean-energy funds to ratepayers, and requiring more cost disclosure for state energy programs.
Specific Actions & Proposals
Supported a Senate Republican energy package aimed at ratepayer relief, cost transparency, and revising CLCPA mandates based on affordability, feasibility, and reliability.
SourceThomas F. O'Mara, Republican/Conservative state senator for New York's 58th Senate District, emphasizes protecting school aid for rural and Upstate districts, opposing state funding cuts, and supporting workforce-focused higher education. His education record also includes opposition to at least one teacher-recruitment bill while backing broader Republican education and school-safety proposals.
Specific Actions & Proposals
O'Mara joined Senate Republicans in unveiling a "Save Our Schools" package that sought to reverse Governor Hochul's proposed school-aid formula changes, including elimination of the hold-harmless provision for local districts.
SourceAs part of the same Senate Republican education package, O'Mara backed proposals to use unspent federal emergency relief aid for academic recovery, prohibit housing migrants in K-12 schools, and create school resource officer grants.
SourceDuring a higher-education budget hearing, O'Mara questioned SUNY leadership and raised expanding state support for community colleges to attract students into cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, and other high-demand fields.
SourceO'Mara joined the Senate Republican Conference in announcing the 2023 "Rescue New York" agenda, which included providing a high-quality education to all students under its "More Free New York" pillar.
SourceThomas F. O'Mara, Republican/Conservative state senator for New York's 58th Senate District, emphasizes restoring "common sense" public safety by supporting law enforcement, expanding judicial discretion in bail/pretrial decisions, opposing cashless bail and parole changes he views as dangerous, and increasing penalties/protections related to violence against police and first responders.
Specific Actions & Proposals
O'Mara supported a Senate and Assembly Republican public safety agenda to invest in law enforcement, end cashless bail, restore judicial discretion, reform parole, and strengthen penalties for violent and repeat offenders.
SourceO'Mara joined Senate Minority colleagues in announcing the 2026 "Save New York" agenda, which prioritizes strengthening public safety and security and restoring what he called public safety after one-party Democratic policies.
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Tom O'Mara campaign website
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Vote Smart
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FollowTheMoney
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Transparency USA
https://www.transparencyusa.org/ny/race/new-york-state-senate-district-58-74499Fetched: campaignFinance
New York State Board of Elections
https://elections.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/05/accessible-june-23-2026-primary-certification-amended-5.13.26_0.pdfFetched: endorsements
Vote Smart
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New York League of Conservation Voters
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New York League of Conservation Voters
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Conservative Party of New York State
https://www.cpnys.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025-Senate-Ratings-Final-Final.pdfFetched: ratings
Environmental Advocates NY Action
https://eaaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/eaaction_scorecard_2021_final-10-19.pdfFetched: ratings
NYSenate.gov - About Thomas F. O'Mara
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1484
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8619
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S2113A
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NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S1478
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S1478Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - O'Mara audit press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/thomas-f-omara/omara-senate-colleagues-call-governor-undertake-audit?page=6Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - New York's 'voice for small business' names O'Mara 2026 Guardian of Small Business
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/thomas-f-omara/new-yorks-voice-small-business-names-omara-2026?page=2Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - O'Mara calls for bold action on state's part to boost upstate manufacturing
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2013/thomas-f-omara/omara-calls-bold-action-states-part-boost-upstateFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senator O'Mara renews call for New Jobs-NY
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/2012/thomas-f-omara/senator-omara-renews-call-new-jobs-ny-after-new-us-chamber?page=1Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - O'Mara sponsors legislation to expand tax relief for small businesses and farmers
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2017/thomas-f-omara/omara-sponsors-legislation-expand-tax-relief-small-businesses?page=719Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8461A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8461Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Jobs and Opportunity Agenda
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2018/thomas-f-omara/omara-senate-majority-unveil-jobs-and-opportunity-agenda-new?page=755Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Thomas F. O'Mara biography
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/thomas-f-omara/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S2237A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2023/S2237/amendment/AFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - O'Mara Green Light Law repeal article
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2020/thomas-f-omara/omara-senate-colleagues-move-stop-green-light-law-republicanFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Budget issues press release naming O'Mara
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NYSenate.gov - Thomas F. O'Mara official profile
https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/thomas-f-omara/aboutFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S6412A
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S6412/amendment/originalFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov - Senate Bill S8481
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NYSenate.gov - O'Mara Affordable Energy press release
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New York State Senate - Thomas F. O'Mara About
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New York State Senate - Save Our Schools press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/thomas-f-omara/omara-senate-republicans-unveil-save-our-schools?page=8Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Higher Education budget panel press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026/thomas-f-omara/senator-omara-questions-higher-education-budget-panelFetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Bill S519
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S519Fetched: issuePositions
New York State Senate - Rescue New York agenda press release
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2023/thomas-f-omara/omara-senate-gop-unveil-rescue-new-york-agenda-call-focusFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2017/thomas-f-omara/omara-co-sponsoring-community-heroes-protection-act?page=20Fetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2020/thomas-f-omara/omara-senate-gop-get-behind-protect-those-who-protect-usFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov
https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/articles/2022/thomas-f-omara/omara-senate-and-assembly-gop-push-comprehensive-publicFetched: issuePositions
NYSenate.gov
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