Tom Cross Email & Phone Number

Chicago

I am currently a Senior Consultant at Culloton + Bauer Luce, a Chicago-based public relations firm specializing in public affairs, media relations, and crisis and litigation communications. We develop strategic campaigns to overcome the issues, crises and challenges confronting executives and entrepreneurs in a variety of industries.We create campaigns to help clients keep pace with today’s multimedia world. Our firm's work is regularly featured in Chicago’s top new organizations, and has been in the New York Times, CNBC, Fox, ESPN and 60 Minutes.Our campaigns win the support of voters, decision-makers, and consumers. We have deep experience navigating clients through crises—operational, financial, self-inflicted or acts of nature.We help our clients communicate with the public and decision-makers at a local, state or national level. The media platforms and technologies may change, but the need for focused, compelling messages and strategy remains paramount.

Aurora, Illinois

As a Distinguished Fellow at Aurora University, I am an advocate for an innovative STEM education program housed at the John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School. The Distinguished Fellow position is supported by a grant from the Dunham Fund, the largest private foundation in the greater Aurora area.The John C. Dunham STEM Partnership School on the Aurora University campus serves students in third through eighth grades in the East Aurora, Indian Prairie, West Aurora, and Batavia school districts. The school serves 150 students from the East Aurora, Indian Prairie and West Aurora school districts and trains teachers who return to their home school districts to share their knowledge. The campus is a living laboratory, equipped with the latest technology and built with hands-on education at the heart of its design.

The Law Firm of Mahoney, Silverman and Cross, LLC strives to provide superior legal representation with the objective of exceeding our clients’ expectations. Each member of our firm is committed to utilizing critical analysis and innovative approaches to achieve timely resolutions with the best possible results for our clients.

97Th Legislative District

I represented the 97th Legislative District that included portions of northern and eastern Oswego Township in Kendall County and portions of Plainfield, Troy and Wheatland Townships in Will County.

Oswego, Springfield & Chicago

I had the honor of serving as House Republican (Minority) Leader in the Illinois House of Representatives for 10 years. Working alongside my colleagues in the General Assembly, I sponsored laws that reformed state government, cut wasteful spending, and created a more hospitable business climate for job creators. As Leader, with the help and support of the House Republican Caucus, I fought against wasteful spending and budget gimmickry, championed a long-stalled capital bill to invest in Illinois' future, impeached a corrupt governor and tried to build consensus on how to reform and protect the state's public pension systems. I traveled the state to raise resources for our party, recruit candidates and meet with citizens who wanted to share their thoughts on how to reform and improve state government. In my role as spokesman for our caucus, I frequently interacted with journalists and media from across Illinois and the nation. Serving as Leader allowed me to work with colleagues in the General Assembly from every corner of the state, Republican and Democrat, rural, suburban and urban. It was important to show the policy differences between the caucuses, but I am proud of bipartisan measures we passed. As an elected official, caucus leader, and father, I believed it was important to listen, reflect, occasionally evolve on long-held positions. I am forever grateful to the dedicated staff who put in long hours on behalf of the conference, my colleagues who had the confidence in me to serve as Leader, and for everyone who supported our cause with their time, talents or treasure. I stepped down from my position as Republican House Leader to run for the office of State Treasurer in the 2014 election cycle.

Jd, Law

Ba, Political Science