Tom Gear

Who is Tom Gear?

Thomas D. "Tom" Gear is an American politician of the Republican Party. He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002 until 2010. He represented the 91st district on the Virginia Peninsula, made up of the city of Poquoson plus parts of York County and the city of Hampton. He resigned his seat on December 31, 2010 citing health problems.

Gear is a graduate of Kecoughtan High School in Hampton, Virginia. His father was Mayor of Hampton, Virginia from 1980 to 1982. Gear was a commercial printer; the owner of Gear Up Printing. He was on Hampton City Council from 1998 to 2001.