Editorial cartoonist covering government and social policy; particular interest in issues of equality and environment

Education: State University of New York at Buffalo, BA in English

Tom Toles is the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for The Post and writes the Tom Toles blog. He joined the newspaper in 2002, after 19 years as the cartoonist for the Buffalo News and nine years with the Buffalo Courier-Express. He has also produced a syndicated a comic strip, "Curious Avenue," and a syndicated panel, "Randolph Itch, 2 a.m." "The Madhouse Effect," a book he co-authored on climate change, was published in 2016. His cartoons are also collected in six books, and he is the author of a children's book, "My School Is Worse Than Yours."

Pulitzer Prize, Editorial Cartooning, 1990

Herblock Cartooning Prize, 2011

National Cartoonists Society, Best Editorial Cartoons, 2003

National Headliner Award, 2005

The Week Opinion Award, Best Editorial Cartoonist, 2005 and 2010

Mencken Award, Best Editorial Cartoon, 1990

National Wildlife Federation, Conservation Achievement Award, 2009

The Overseas Press Club, Thomas Nast Award, 2003

The Wilderness Society, Aldo Leopold Award for Distinguished Editorial Writing, 2006

Fischetti Cartoon Prize, 1986

National Press Club, Order of the Owl, 2015 Honors & Awards:

Professional Affiliations: Association of American Editorial Cartoonists, Gridiron Club