Tom Schwedhelm

Tom Schwedhelm is an American politician and former police officer who has served as the mayor of Santa Rosa, California since December 2018.

Schwedhelm an Associate Degree from Santa Rosa Junior College in Administration of Justice, followed by a Bachelor's Degree from Saint Mary's College of California in Business Management. He then earned a Master's degree in Psychology from Sonoma State University.

Schwedhelm began his career as an officer for the Santa Rosa Police Department in 1983, retiring in 2013. Schwedhelm was also an adjunct faculty member at Sonoma State University from 1985 to 2002. In 2014, Schwedhelm was elected to the Santa Rosa City Council. He was selected as mayor by the council in 2018, replacing Chris Coursey after then end of his two-year term.