Regina Thomas

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Regina Thomas | state_senate = Georgia State | district = 2nd | term_start = January 18, 2000 | term_end = January 12, 2009 | predecessor = Diana Harvey Johnson | successor = Lester Jackson | state_house2 = Georgia | district2 = 148th | term_start2 = January 9, 1995 | term_end2 = January 11, 1999 | predecessor2 = Diana Harvey Johnson | successor2 = Lester Jackson | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|12|5}} | birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | spouse = Ervin J. Thomas, Sr. | alma_mater = Beach High School<ref>[https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2009/01/21/beach-students-give-inauguration-standing/13747784007/ Beach students give inauguration standing ovation], The Associated Press, www.savannahnow.com, 2009</ref><br />Community College of Baltimore, Maryland | occupation = community 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.<ref>{{Citation| last = Donahue| first = Patrick | title = Barrow gearing up for primary| newspaper = Effingham Herald | date = May 26, 2008| url = http://www.effinghamherald.net/news/article/3771/}}</ref> She lost her challenge to Barrow by approximately 50 percentage points.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} She ran again in 2010,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.savannahtribune.com/news/2009-12-16/Front_Page/Regina_Thomas_Announces_12th_District_Congressiona.html|title = Regina Thomas Announces 12th District Congressional Run|date = December 16, 2009|accessdate = December 7, 2018|website = Savannah Tribune|publisher = |last = |first =|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716011509/http://www.savannahtribune.com/news/2009-12-16/Front_Page/Regina_Thomas_Announces_12th_District_Congressiona.html|archivedate=July 16, 2011}}</ref> and, after losing the Democratic nomination by 15 points, planned to run as a write-in candidate in the general election,<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-08-18/regina-thomas-plans-write-vote-congress-might-be-ineligible|title = Regina Thomas plans write-in vote for Congress but might be ineligible|date = August 18, 2010|accessdate = June 4, 2014|website = Savannah Morning News|publisher = |last = Peterson|first = Larry}}</ref> but in August 2010 the office of the Secretary of State of Georgia ruled that she was ineligible to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://savannahnow.com/news/2010-08-27/state-regina-thomas-cant-be-nov-2-write-candidate-against-barrow-mckinney|title = State: Regina Thomas can't be a Nov. 2 write-in candidate against Barrow, McKinney|date = August 27, 2010|accessdate = June 4, 2014|website = Savannah Morning News|publisher = |last = Peterson|first = Larry}}</ref>

In January 2019, Thomas announced that she planned to run for Mayor of Savannah, Georgia in that year's election.<ref>https://www.wsav.com/news/your-local-election-hq/regina-thomas-throws-hat-into-the-ring-for-savannah-mayor/1697800140<br>- Meredith Parker and Wright Gazaway, [http://www.wtoc.com/2019/01/11/regina-thomas-announces-campaign-savannah-mayor/ "Regina Thomas announces campaign for Savannah mayor"], ''WTOC'', January 11, 2019.</ref> Thomas received 13.5% of the vote in the first round and was eliminated.

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==External links== * [http://reginathomas4congress.com/ Regina Thomas' 2008 campaign site] * [http://i120.photobucket.com/albums/o168/bunkbedrocks/?action=view&current=42reasons.flv 42 Reasons] video * [http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/senate/rthomasbio.php Georgia Legislature – Senator Regina Thomas] '''official government site''' * [http://www.vote-smart.org/bio.php?can_id=7989 Project Vote Smart – Senator Regina D. Thomas (GA)] profile * ''Follow the Money'' – Regina D Thomas ** [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=78909 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=19216 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=2301 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=27042 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=26610 1998] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=26113 1996] campaign contributions

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