Fast Facts

  • Kovach rhymes with "watch" -- not with "patch", nor with "pack".
  • Born in 1958
  • Married (2nd time) since 2002
  • One adult daughter, one teenage step-son
  • author
  • Hobbies: horses, Sign Language, shooting, poetry, drama, studying the law
  • In the 2006 election, Tom got more than 49,000 votes.
  • College:AAS in criminal justice from the Community College of the Air Force
  • disabled veteran (high-speed parachute malfunction)
  • inventor of the Kovach Klip, a device for the military
  • environmental protection: Tom risked his Air Force career to "blow the whistle" on an illegal dumping incident that involved the Base Commander.
  • certified paralegal
  • served on legislative task force for the NY State Assembly
  • worked as a Bill Room clerk for the TN General Assembly