Wow what an accomplishment, for a union brother who started his aviation career with TWA in 1979 in New York as a Fleet Service Clerk. The Brother’s name is Tom Daly, and is a member of TWU Local 514, in San Antonio, Texas.
Tom is currently serving as Vice Section Chair of Fleet Service at San Antonio. Tom and his wife, Yvonne, who happened to be a Flight Attendant at the time, decided they wanted to move closer to his wife’s family in Texas, so Tom put in his request for a transfer, and moved to Selma, Texas, right outside San Antonio in 1995.
Tom said, “I’ve never run for a public office before and decided this year as a concerned citizen, to run for the office of Mayor, of Selma, Texas.” Tom competed against a ten year veteran of politics. Tom said, “I went house to house, giving my message of why I felt I should be the next Mayor.” On May 13, 2010, Tom was elected Mayor of Selma.
Tom said, “It was a huge political upset.” The local paper headlined “Shocker in Selma”. Tom has been in office for about 2 months now, and even as the new mayor, still makes sure that he goes out every night and knocks on doors. Tom said, “I could knock on their doors before I was mayor, I can still meet the people I work for as their mayor“.
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