Tom Del Beccaro's Bio

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Thomas Del Beccaro, “The Most Heard Voice in CA Republican Politics,” is the Chairman of the California Republican Party, Columnist for BigGovernment.com, Publisher of PoliticalVanguard.com, author of The New Conservative Paradigm and frequent talk radio and television commentator. In those roles, Tom is heard by millions on the radio, TV and in person each year. In his multiple roles, Tom is uniquely positioned to hear the pulse of politics all the way from the grass roots to Presidential candidates and legislators in between.

Political Career. Tom has served as Vice Chairman of the California Republican Party, the Republican Party County Chairman of Contra Costa for three terms and former President of all 58 Republican Party County Chairman in California.

Media Career. Tom is perhaps best known for his frequent talk radio show guest appearances which number over 300 per year across the nation in such diverse places as New York, Alabama, Colorado, North Carolina and more. Tom weekly appears on San Diego’s KCBQ 1170 w/ Mark Larson on Fridays at 7:35 am, Monterey’s 1460 KION w/ Mark Carbonaro show on Thursdays at 8:35 am, Riverside/San Bernardino’s KTIE 590 News hour and on.  Tom also has regular appearances on SF Bay Area’s 560 KSFO, San Diego's KOGO 600 am, Fresno’s 580 KMJ, Santa Maria’s AM 1440 and KTKZ 1380 w/ Eric Hogue among other stations. Tom appears on TV over 80 times per year and is seen from time to time on KTVU (Fox affiliate), KPIX (CBS affiliate including in studio commentary), ABC7, KNTV 11 (NBC affiliate including in studio commentary) and KRON.

Book Career. With the release of his book, The New Conservative Paradigm©, Tom was heralded by Mona Charen as a writer that “Not since Newt Gingrich in the 90s has a Republican activist so clearly analyzed what has gone right and wrong for the party and the Conservative movement.” Tom made over 150 book signing appearances for the book.  Tom is working on a new book called “Selling Freedom in America.©”

Speaking Career. In the last 9 years, Tom has made over 800 speeches/panel appearances throughout California and beyond including for the San Francisco Commonwealth Club, Western C-PAC, the University of California at Berkeley, an International Trade Association, dozens of conservative and Republican groups and other community groups.

Columnist/Publishing Career. Tom first published the Internet Magazine PoliticalVanguard.com in 2002 which has featured his weekly column since its inception and has received millions of hits. Tom has written on subjects as diverse as foreign policy and economics, as well as national and state politics. Tom’s is a columnist for BigGovernment.com and his columns also have been featured in Washington Times, RealClearPolitics.com, the Human Events numerous California based websites such as The FlashReport.org and The FoxandHoundsdaily.com.

Human Events on Tom Del Beccaro – “One of the GOP’s most effective communicators.”

The Economist Magazine: “Republican spines are . . . stiffened by conservative bloggers such as Tom Del Beccaro”

Brian Sussman of Talk Radio’s KSFO in the San Francisco Bay Area on Tom Del Beccaro: “You are the face of Conservatism going forward.”

Comments on The New Conservative Paradigm:  According to syndicated columnist & author Mona Charen: "Not since Newt Gingrich in the 90s has a Republican activist so clearly analyzed what has gone right and wrong for the party and the Conservative movement."