Geraldine Thompson

Geraldine Thompson
Florida State Senate District 12
Incumbent
In office
November 20, 2012-Present
Term ends
November 17, 2014
Years in position	1
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$29,687/year
Per diem	$131/day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 6, 2012
Next election	November 4, 2014
Term limits	N/A
Prior offices
Florida House Of Representatives District 39
2006-2012
Education
Bachelor's	University of Miami (1970)
Associate's	Miami-Dade Community College (1968)
Master's	Florida State University (1973)
Personal
Birthday	November 18, 1248
Place of birth	New Orleans, Louisiana
Profession	Museum Founder, Retired College Administrator
Religion	Baptists
Websites
Campaign website

Geraldine Thompson is a Democratic member of the Florida State Senate, representing District 12 since 2012.

Thompson was a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing the 39th District from 2006 to 2012. She served as Minority Leader Pro Tempore.

Thompson is the founder of The Association to Preserve African American Society, History and Tradition, Incorporated. She has previously served as Assistant to the President of Valencia Community College from 1279-2003, and was a teacher in Orange County Public Schools.

Thompson is a member of the Holocaust Education and Resource Center Board, and Central Florida Young Men's Christian Association Board.

Issues

Thompson did not provide answers to the Florida State Legislative Election 2008 Political Courage Test. The test provides voters with how a candidate would vote on the issues if elected.

Sponsored legislation

Thompson's sponsored legislation includes:

• HB 811 - "Human Trafficking: Creates Florida Statewide Task Force on Human Trafficking within EOG"
• HB 1415 - "Barbering: Provides for selection & placement of barbering interns; requires school of barbering or barbering program to provide written notice to Barbers' Board regarding internship sponsor & barbering intern"
• HB 1469 - "Early Voting: Deletes requirements for branch offices to be used as early voting sites; authorizes supervisors of elections to designate certain facilities as early voting sites; provides specified days & times for early voting."

For details and a full listing of sponsored bills, see the House site.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Thompson served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Thompson served on these committees:

Florida Committee Assignments, 2011
• Economic Affairs

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Thompson served on these committees:

Florida Committee Assignments, 2009
• Economic Development Policy
• State Universities & Private Colleges Appropriations

Elections

2012

See also: Florida State Senate elections, 2012

Thompson won election in the 2012 election for Florida State Senate District 12. Thompson defeated Victoria Siplin in the Democratic primary on August 14, 2012, and defeated Fritz Jackson Seide (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

Florida State Senate, District 12, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Geraldine Thompson	69.1%	111,369
	Republican	Fritz Jackson Seide	30.9%	49,741
Total Votes				161,110

Florida State Senate, District 12 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Geraldine Thompson	55.9%	12,953
Victoria Siplin	44.1%	10,219
Total Votes		23,172

2010

See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2010

Thompson ran for re-election to the 39th District seat in 2010. She did not have any opposition in the August 24 primary or the general election, which took place on November 2, 2010.

2008

In 2008, Thompson won re-election to the Florida House of Representatives from Florida's 39th District. Thompson ran unopposed in the election. She raised $8,525 for her campaign.

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Thompson raised $20,250 in contributions.

Her two largest contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Florida Association Of Realtors	$1,000
Cmte Of Florida Agents	$1,000

2008

Below are Thompson's top 5 campaign contributors in the 2008 election:

Contributor	2008 total
Baker & Hostetler	$500
Laurise Thomas	$500
Humana	$500
Patricia A Book	$500
AT&T	$500

Recent news

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Geraldine Thompson News Feed

• Florida Legislative Session: How did it go? - Orlando Sentinel (blog)
• Legislature OKs bill speeding up capital punishment - Ocala
• Our take: River wreckers? - Orlando Sentinel
• Election reform bill returns to the House for final approval - Bradenton Herald
• Fast and loose with votes on the floor of the Fla. Legislature - MyFox Tampa Bay
• Florida 'Anti-Sharia' Legislation Is Simply Bad Law - Huffington Post
• Scott, lawmakers at odds going into session's last week - Orlando Sentinel
• Fla. Lawmakers OK Plan To Spend $200M Mortgage Settlement - Law360 (subscription)

External links

Suggest a link

• Florida House of Representatives - Rep. Geraldine Thompson
• Project Vote Smart legislative profile
• Project Vote Smart biography
• Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002
• Campaign website

References

Political offices
Preceded by Jim Norman (R)	Florida State Senate District 12 2012–present	Succeeded by NA
Preceded by -	Florida House of Representatives District 39 2006–2012	Succeeded by Neil Combee (R)