Tom White (born October 26, 1956) is a former member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature from Omaha, Nebraska. He represented the 8th District, which consists of the Benson and Dundee neighborhoods in Omaha. Born in Columbus, Nebraska, he received his B.A. in philosophy and history from Regis University in 1979. He graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 1983. He was elected to the Legislature in 2006. He served on the Business and Labor, Revenue, and Urban Affairs Committees, as well as the Committee on Committees and Executive Board. He also served as the Vice Chair of the Retirement Systems Committee from 2007 to 2008. Since his election to the Nebraska Legislature, White has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for Governor or Congress. In early July 2009, he formally announced he was raising money and laying groundwork for a run for Congress from the Omaha-area Second Congressional District. He officially launched his campaign on September 9, 2009, positioning himself as a "tax-fighting, pro-business Democrat who loves the word 'nonpartisan.'" Legislative record Property Tax Relief White has introduced multiple proposals to reform Nebraska's property tax system to help homeowners. In 2007, he introduced a bill to reduce every homeowner's property taxes by $500 annually by means of an income tax credit. In 2009, he introduced a proposal that would have modified the property tax credit program created by the 2007 tax cut package (which White supported) and given all property tax relief to homeowners through an across-the-board homestead exemption. At the time, he cited concerns that the current program helped large out-of-state landowners and big corporations rather than average homeowners. White even set up a website to give homeowners the chance to compare the tax relief they were currently receiving with his proposal. Omaha Sewer Separation Sales Tax Relief During the 2010 session of the Nebraska Legislature, White led a bipartisan group of senators that worked to repeal the sales tax on the unfunded federal sewer mandate and infrastructure replacement project in the metro Omaha area. The bill would have eliminated a $325 million tax hike on people in metropolitan Omaha. White's efforts to pass the bill were opposed by Jim Suttle, the mayor of Omaha. Suttle even hired a lobbyist at taxpayer expense to oppose the tax cut, drawing criticism from some in Omaha city government. The bill was advanced from committee and passed one round of