Tom Adelson

Tom Adelson
Member of the Oklahoma Senate from the 33rd district
In office November 2004 – November 2012
Preceded by	Penny Williams
Succeeded by	Nathan Dahm
Oklahoma Secretary of Health
In office 2003–2004
Governor	Brad Henry
Preceded by	Howard Hendrick As Secretary of Health and Human Services
Succeeded by	Terry Cline
Personal details
Born	1965 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Spouse	Bernadette Adelson
Residence(s)	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alma mater	Stanford University, Dedman School of Law
Profession	Attorney, educator, public administration

Tom Adelson is an American politician from Oklahoma. He was an Oklahoma State Senator representing the 33rd Senate District, located in Tulsa County, from 2004 to 2012. Adelson is a Democrat who was first elected in 2004. Prior to his election, Adelson served Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry's first Oklahoma Secretary of Health from 2003 to 2004.

Adelson was the Democratic nominee for mayor of Tulsa in the 2009 election, but lost the general election to Republican nominee Dewey F. Bartlett Jr.

Adelson currently serves as the Vice President for Innovation at The University of Tulsa.^[1]