Regina Thomas

Regina D. Thomas
Member of the Georgia Senate from the 2nd district
In office January 11, 2000 – January 2009
Preceded by	Diane Johnson[1]
Succeeded by	Lester G. Jackson III[2]
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 148th district
In office 1994–1998
Succeeded by	Lester G. Jackson III[3]
Personal details
Born	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Ervin J. Thomas, Sr.
Residence(s)	Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Alma mater	Beach High School[4] Community College of Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation	community volunteer

Regina D. Thomas is a former Democratic member of the Georgia State Senate, representing the 2nd District since a special election January 11, 2000.[5] Previously, she was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1994 to 1998.

In the 2008 election, Thomas sought election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 12th congressional district, running in the Democratic primary against the incumbent, John Barrow.[6] She lost her challenge to Barrow by approximately 50 percentage points.^[citation needed] She ran again in 2010,[7] and, after losing the Democratic nomination by 15 points, planned to run as a write-in candidate in the general election,[8] but in August 2010 the office of the Secretary of State of Georgia ruled that she was ineligible to do so.[9]

In January 2019, Thomas announced that she planned to run for Mayor of Savannah, Georgia in that year's election.[10] Thomas received 13.5% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.

References

1. Georgia General Assembly, 1997–1998
2. "Senator Lester Jackson III takes the Oath of Office", Savannah Tribune, January 21, 2009.
3. Georgia General Assembly, 1999, 2000
4. Beach students give inauguration standing ovation, The Associated Press, www.savannahnow.com, 2009
5. Georgia General Assembly, 1999–2000
6. Donahue, Patrick (May 26, 2008), "Barrow gearing up for primary", Effingham Herald
7. "Regina Thomas Announces 12th District Congressional Run". Savannah Tribune. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
8. Peterson, Larry (August 18, 2010). "Regina Thomas plans write-in vote for Congress but might be ineligible". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
9. Peterson, Larry (August 27, 2010). "State: Regina Thomas can't be a Nov. 2 write-in candidate against Barrow, McKinney". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
10. https://www.wsav.com/news/your-local-election-hq/regina-thomas-throws-hat-into-the-ring-for-savannah-mayor/1697800140
    - Meredith Parker and Wright Gazaway, "Regina Thomas announces campaign for Savannah mayor", WTOC, January 11, 2019.

External links

• Regina Thomas' 2008 campaign site
• 42 Reasons video
• Georgia Legislature – Senator Regina Thomas official government site
• Project Vote Smart – Senator Regina D. Thomas (GA) profile
• Follow the Money – Regina D Thomas
  • 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 campaign contributions