Thomas John Volgy | |
Office: | 38th Mayor of Tucson, Arizona |
Term Start: | 1987 |
Term End: | 1991 |
Predecessor: | Lewis C. Murphy |
Successor: | George Miller |
Birth Date: | 19 March 1946 |
Birth Place: | Budapest, Hungary |
Profession: | Professor of Political Science, University of Arizona |
Residence: | Tucson, Arizona |
Party: | Democratic |
Thomas John Volgy (born March 19, 1946)[1] is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Arizona, where he has been on faculty since 1971.[2] He is also the Executive Director (since 1995) of the International Studies Association.[3]
He is a former member of the Tucson, Arizona City Council (1977–1987) and was Mayor of Tucson 1987-1991. In the United States House of Representatives elections, 1998 he was the Democratic Party's candidate in Arizona's 5th congressional district.
He is a graduate of Oakland University (BA) and the University of Minnesota (MA and PhD).