Regina Thomas

Regina Thomas
Member of the Georgia State Senate
from the 2nd district
In office
January 18, 2000 – January 12, 2009
Preceded byDiana Harvey Johnson
Succeeded byLester Jackson
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
from the 148th district
In office
January 9, 1995 – January 11, 1999
Preceded byDiana Harvey Johnson
Succeeded byLester Jackson
Personal details
Born (1951-12-05) December 5, 1951
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
PartyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Ervin J. Thomas, Sr.
Alma materBeach High School[1]
Community College of Baltimore, Maryland
Occupationcommunity volunteer

Regina Thomas (born December 5, 1951) is an American politician who served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999 and the Georgia State Senate from 2000 to 2009.

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.[2] She lost her challenge to Barrow by approximately 50 percentage points. She ran again in 2010,[3] and, after losing the Democratic nomination by 15 points, planned to run as a write-in candidate in the general election,[4] but in August 2010 the office of the Secretary of State of Georgia ruled that she was ineligible to do so.[5]

In January 2019, Thomas announced that she planned to run for Mayor of Savannah, Georgia in that year's election.[6] Thomas received 13.5% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.

References

  1. ^ Beach students give inauguration standing ovation, The Associated Press, www.savannahnow.com, 2009
  2. ^ Donahue, Patrick (May 26, 2008), "Barrow gearing up for primary", Effingham Herald
  3. ^ "Regina Thomas Announces 12th District Congressional Run". Savannah Tribune. December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Peterson, Larry (August 18, 2010). "Regina Thomas plans write-in vote for Congress but might be ineligible". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.


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