Tom Kauffman is a native of Indiana County where he was born and raised. After college and law school he returned to Indiana to begin his legal career. Since 1992, he has served as a judicial law clerk, an associate, co-founder and partner of Tomb, Mack & Kauffman, and now is the owner of his own law firm.

He is married and has two children. Tom has served, and continues to serve, as a volunteer for multiple not-for-profit local organizations such as Big Brothers/Big Sisters, The Indiana Free Library, Graystone Presbyterian Church, Community Living & Learning and the YMCA.