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Tom Apodaca is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder and CEO of Apodaca Enterprises, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. He is also the founder of the Apodaca Foundation, a philanthropic organization that supports education, health, and economic development initiatives.
Apodaca was born in 1957 in San Antonio, Texas. He attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. After college, he worked in the banking industry before founding Apodaca Enterprises in 1989.
Since then, Apodaca has invested in a variety of technology companies, including software, hardware, and internet-based businesses. He has also served as a board member for several companies, including the Austin Technology Incubator and the Austin Technology Council.
In addition to his business ventures, Apodaca is also an active philanthropist. He is the founder of the Apodaca Foundation, which supports education, health, and economic development initiatives in the United States and abroad. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Austin Community Foundation.
As of 2021, Tom Apodaca's net worth is estimated to be roughly $200 million.
| Popular As |
Thomas Michael Apodaca |
| Occupation |
entrepreneur |
| Age |
67 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio |
| Born |
8 November, 1957 |
| Birthday |
8 November |
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Tom Apodaca Height, Weight & Measurements
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Tom Apodaca Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Tom Apodaca worth at the age of 67 years old? Tom Apodaca’s income source is mostly from being a successful Entrepreneur. He is from . We have estimated
Tom Apodaca's net worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
In March 2016, Apodaca led a special session of the North Carolina General Assembly that passed the controversial Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act commonly known as HB2. After this session of congress, Apodaca called on the city of Charlotte to pay the $42,000 cost of the emergency legislative session which led to the bill's passage. After the controversial bill passed, companies such as PayPal withdrew their plans to expand in North Carolina, resulting in the loss of at least four hundred potential jobs for North Carolinians. He retired in 2016 and was succeeded by Chuck Edwards.
In response to public outcry after a coal ash spill into the Dan River in northern North Carolina from a facility owned by Duke Energy Inc., Apodaca said he planned to draft legislation in May 2014 to require Duke Energy to clean up its coal ash ponds, including the one in Buncombe County. He told the Hendersonville Times-News on February 12: "I don't want a containment plan, I want a plan to get rid of it. ... We need a five- to 10-year plan to get rid of them because we don't need it sitting there next to the river." Over the court of his time in politics, Apodaca has accepted over $65,000 from organizations representing Duke Energy and Progress Energy. 61
In the 2013 legislative session, Apodaca introduced and voted for a bill, Senate Bill 10, to reorganize the Environmental Management Commission and the N.C. Utilities Commission and replace the members with new appointees. This Bill included the elimination of dozens of obsolete and rarely convened boards and commissions. Senate Bill 10 was not signed into law in 2013. Sen. Tom Apodaca said his main complaint to the House version was that it strikes language that would fire 12 special superior court judges. 60
In May 2013, after receiving the maximum $8000 contribution from North Carolina Automobile Dealers Association, Apodaca sponsored legislation that would make it illegal for any car maker to bypass dealerships and sell directly to consumers in North Carolina. Apodaca's proposal was widely criticized as anti-competitive and aimed at insulating automobile dealers from Tesla Motors' business model.
Tom Apodaca is a businessman and state legislator. He currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee. His wife Lisa is a former public school teacher; they have been married for over 30 years and have two sons. All four Apodacas are graduates of Western Carolina University, where Tom served as a member of the board of trustees. Apodaca was elected to the North Carolina Senate in 2002 during his first campaign for public office; he was re-elected by his Western North Carolina constituents in 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010. In addition to chairing the Senate Rules Committee, he co-chairs the Committee on Insurance, the Committee on Pensions & Retirement and Aging and the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education & Higher Education.
Thomas Michael "Tom" Apodaca (born November 8, 1957) is a Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's forty-eighth Senate district, including constituents in Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania counties. He was reelected in 2010.
