Tom is a successful educator who once coached high school basketball and played football in high school. A longtime sports broadcaster in South Jersey, he and his family are deeply involved in the community and that involvement has found Tom running successfully for a number of political offices. His wife, Eleanor, is a school nurse. Their daughter, Sarah, was a successful diver and party organizer in college and their son, Mark is a former ski champion and high school crew star. Tom finds time every year to attend the Big East Basketball Tournament in New York and is moving closer to his goal of owning a home in every state.