Tom Cochran | |
State House: | Michigan |
District: | 67th |
Term Start: | January 1, 2013 |
Term End: | January 1, 2019 |
Predecessor: | Barb Byrum |
Successor: | Kara Hope |
Birth Place: | Lansing, Michigan |
Party: | Democratic |
Spouse: | Kathy |
Residence: | Mason, Michigan |
Alma Mater: | Siena Heights University (B.S.) Lansing Community College (A.A.) |
Occupation: | Firefighter, politician |
Website: | State Rep. Tom Cochran |
Tom Cochran is an American politician, government official, and retired firefighter. A Democrat, Cochran served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
Cochran formerly served as chief of the Lansing Fire Department, retiring in January 2012.[1] He is also a former member of the Mason School Board. In 2022, he was appointed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to serve on the State Officers Compensation Commission.[2]
Cochran received a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in management from Siena Heights University and an associate's degree in fire science from Lansing Community College.[3]
A member of the Democratic Party, Cochran was elected in 2012 to represent the 67th district of the Michigan House of Representatives. He was term-limited in the 2018 election.[4]