I can remember a commercial he ran yeeearrrs ago referring to his Scottish heritage and how he was frugal with money. I can't remember what office he was running for, (Dan, do you remember?) but I sure do remember that commercial and his image has come a long way from those days! He's positively a *cool cat* now! LOL
It was a radio commercial highlighting how tight he is with money. It featured his alleged ancestor Angus McClintock who claimed Tom was "tighter than a bullfrog's backside." That was the 94 Controller's race. (I think his consultant Wayne Johnson won an award for that commercial.)
They also made up a black and white poster that was a take on the 80's era "nerd" poster where there are arrows pointing out all the feature's on a person standing there. In Tom's case it pointed to all his frugal features like the haircut his wife gave him, and the Casio calculator watch he's had for 20 years that he calculates the budget overruns. etc. etc. Tom sent me a signed copy after I spent a day volunteering to drive him around to meetings all over downtown LA so he didn't have to park. It's still in a tube and I really should have it framed and mounted some day.